CISPA will be voted on by the House of Representatives on April 23rd.
Here is everything you need to know about the internet censorship bill, CISPA.
Technology: The U.N. Threat to Internet Freedom
“On Feb. 27, a diplomatic process will begin in Geneva that could result in a new treaty giving the United Nations unprecedented powers over the Internet. Dozens of countries, including Russia and China, are pushing hard to reach this goal by year’s end. As Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said last June, his goal and that of his allies is to establish “international control over the Internet” through the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), a treaty-based organization under U.N. auspices.
If successful, these new regulatory proposals would upend the Internet’s flourishing regime, which has been in place since 1988. That year, delegates from 114 countries gathered in Australia to agree to a treaty that set the stage for dramatic liberalization of international telecommunications. This insulated the Internet from economic and technical regulation and quickly became the greatest deregulatory success story of all time.”
Scary stuff, indeed.
what the actual fuck
(Source: The Wall Street Journal)
Twitter / @telecomix: BREAKING!
”BREAKING! US EMBASSY CALLED POLISH PARLIAMENT AND ASKED WHO VOTED HOW ON ANTI #ACTA RESOLUTION”
jeez louise.
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Brazil looks set to strike a blow against international anti-piracy treaty ACTA, with a bill under discussion in the country’s parliament that sets out a civil rights-based framework for the internet.
The country has been the most outspoken among the BRICS group of emerging economies - including Russia, India, China and South Africa - to challenge the US-led Anti Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, none of them having been involved in its behind-closed-doors negotiation.
Criticised for protecting the vested interests of big business in the developed world, ACTA includes some fairly draconian provisions to rooting our infringements of copyright and patents - provisions that are directly called into question by the Brazilian legislation.
An English translation of the bill can be found here, but key provisions include protection of net neutrality and the privacy and personal data of individuals - directly contrary to the carte blanche given by ACTA for copyright holders to demand traffic logs from ISPs to identify alleged offenders.
"English translation of the bill. and this article. Read more about it here. (via falseapocatastasis)
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(Source: tw3news)
European Parliament Official In Charge Of ACTA Quits, And Denounces The 'Masquerade' Behind ACTA | Techdirt
”I want to denounce in the strongest possible manner the entire process that led to the signature of this agreement: no inclusion of civil society organisations, a lack of transparency from the start of the negotiations, repeated postponing of the signature of the text without an explanation being ever given, exclusion of the EU Parliament’s demands that were expressed on several occasions in our assembly.
As rapporteur of this text, I have faced never-before-seen manoeuvres from the right wing of this Parliament to impose a rushed calendar before public opinion could be alerted, thus depriving the Parliament of its right to expression and of the tools at its disposal to convey citizens’ legitimate demands.”
Everyone knows the ACTA agreement is problematic, whether it is its impact on civil liberties, the way it makes Internet access providers liable, its consequences on generic drugs manufacturing, or how little protection it gives to our geographical indications.
This agreement might have major consequences on citizens’ lives, and still, everything is being done to prevent the European Parliament from having its say in this matter. That is why today, as I release this report for which I was in charge, I want to send a strong signal and alert the public opinion about this unacceptable situation. I will not take part in this masquerade.”
New Petition Asks White House To Submit ACTA To The Senate For Ratification | Techdirt
”What struck us as a more interesting question was the serious constitutional questions of whether or not Obama is even allowed to sign ACTA”
ACTA: Note from Marietje Schaake, Member of the European Parliament
Important dates for ACTA in the European Parliament:
- 29 February/1 March: Discussion in international trade committee,
- April or May: Vote in international trade committee,
- 12, 13 or 14 June: Final vote in plenary (most important vote).
Say NO to ACTA (by laquadrature)
Please take a moment to watch this video and then sign the petition to stop ACTA, which seems to be even worse than SOPA and PIPA combined. It affects 39 countries, including the 27 of the European Union, the United States, Japan, etc.
You can sign the petition here: http://www.stopacta.org/index.php
