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All posts tagged "Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement"

Posts tagged "Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement"

  • If SOPA was an aircraft carrier, ACTA and TPP are nuclear submarines

    By on 2 February, 2012

    SOPA is on ice for now -- some say dead -- but we need to remain vigilant. It’s difficult however, when governments create new laws that threaten internet freedom of speech and privacy, in secret under the guise of trade agreements. There’s a lot of discussion around the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA). While some hail it as the next SOPA, others see it as less insidious. Much of the anti ACTA histrionics are actually ripple effects from the interpretation of earlier drafts of the agreement, but there are definitely key issues to be concerned about. What is ACTA? ACTA is an international...

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