Toady from other hand - Irish ACTA.
I'm surprised that no one from my surroundings know about ACTA.
Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement
About Copyright was very laud few weeks ago in USA and the same controversy pact called SOPA (next is PIPA). Pact failed and day after one of the biggest sharing service megaupload.com was closed.
This "agreement" came form Copyright industry. All available resources were failed in battle with piracy industry so the biggest corporations come up wit idea to harness governments. That is how ACTA is being developed.
Today some of EU countries have signed ACTA in Tokyo at 2.00am of Irish time.
Today I've checked at :
boards.ie
politic.ie
Rte
and at google typing Irish Acta , Acta in Ireland.
It was only trace amount of info about it.
I fill sad about you, but in other hand it is not a average peoples fault.
All media type like TV , papers, radio , internet ( yes specially internet) are faulty.
Why? Because they didn't support users about ACTA.
Some one will say what Impact ACTA has on Me. I'll ask better.
What benefits Do I have form ACTA?
NONE and more trouble than you think.
I'll focus only on internet aspect. Lets say that you own some music. Some illegal stuff and legal, 100% genuine from Itunes. You use your MP3 player and If I don't like you , I can call for proper Copyright protector office and tell that that I SUSPECTING ( yes its important) that your music is illegal. They can confiscate your equipment till it will be verified.
More...
You are watching move at home.
I'm a pesky neighbor that want to prove myself.... story goes the same way.
It doesn't matter if you are really a pirate or not till accusation will be verify you'll be treat as one.
This is very confusing right.
I'll tell more.
Lets say that you have a company , sales over internet or some community forum.
Facebook - some pictures are coming from unauthorized source ( not necessary illegal) - at the end whole Facebook for Ireland can be blocked - maybe even whole EU section if court will find that Facebook is violating the ACTA law.
Now if you'll have a realy realy realy realy bad luck and you'll start humming a tone of your favorite song - YES you can be sack as you don't have a right to transmit copyrighted track into public area without permission.
Many people add that this is bullshit - I'm afraid not this only black scenario but as we know all black thing are happening sooner or later cause of greed (don't afraid to use this word) GREED that rolls this country to the very down.
Every time when someone will violate the ACTA law it goes the same thing.
Like I said in the begging ACTA is not only about internet.
For e.g are you buying some cheap clothes from local shop??? Well better do it fast - shop won't last long.
That is why ACTA agreement hits all of us.
To describe this better:
You have your blog sometimes there are some pictures or links - if not legal by copyright you can be responsible. We'll go further this path. At the bottom of your blog there is a space for comments. If someone will put link or some other content which MAY violate law - YOU ARE responsible for it and your blog , forum , community can be blocked and the hole nonsense is that investigation will start even if allegations aren't true. Till whole process will finish you resources may be suspended or blocked for good.
I know what some of you will say: yes but it is directed in people who's downloading many stuff - Answer is YES but..... You are one of them. Why?
Simply - When watching You tube or streaming radio / video , data is being downloaded to your PC/laptop/phone/whatever and this makes you a potential target for ACTA team. How about that, huh?
Government officials will deny that ACTA is not changing anything in Irish Law - FALSE.
The wide interpretation of ACTA gives almost a Free Will to solicitor/ lawyer, judge or any other institution / person who has a right to decide.
I did few comments here:
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056524231&page=2
http://www.politics.ie/forum/current-affairs/180151-acta-possibly-worse-than-sopa-pipa-will-apply-ireland-3.html
Well Ireland You lost a battle, like we did, but a war.
Welcome in reality 1984.
Ps. Sorry for my english but tried to show the meaning of ACTA.
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