* Save the Internet! Help stop ACTA before it is too late *

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Beauty_pact
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27 Jan 2012, 7:42 pm

Petition found here:
www.avaaz.org/en/eu_save_the_internet/?fp

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ACTA - a global treaty - could allow corporations to censor the Internet. Negotiated in secret by a small number of rich countries and corporate powers, it would set up a shadowy new anti-counterfeiting body to allow private interests to police everything that we do online and impose massive penalties -- even prison sentences -- against people they say have harmed their business.

Europe is deciding right now whether to ratify ACTA -- and without them, this global attack on Internet freedom will collapse. We know they have opposed ACTA before, but some members of Parliament are wavering -- let's give them the push they need to reject the treaty. Sign the petition -- we'll do a spectacular delivery in Brussels when we reach 500,000 signatures!


Spread the word about this to as many as you can! Organize peaceful demonstrations in your city, and participate in them!


Other links about it:

www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2012/01/2 ... meet-acta/

www.edri.org/edrigram/number10.1/whats-wrong-with-ACTA


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27 Jan 2012, 8:17 pm

Already signed the petition and holy f***, nearly 700,000 signatures in two days! Impressive.


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28 Jan 2012, 1:13 am

Yup, and it's still growing. o.O



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28 Jan 2012, 3:54 am

Even if the senate ratifies ACTA (a 2/3 majority is required), it can still be challenged in court and possibly get thrown out in part or in whole if it can be shown it conflicts with our constitution.


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