We the people petition, if 12k more sign the whitehouse will respond! So far there’s 9k Signatures.
ACTA in a Nutshell –
What is ACTA? ACTA is the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement. A new intellectual property enforcement treaty being negotiated by the United States, the European Community, Switzerland, and Japan, with Australia, the Republic of Korea, New Zealand, Mexico, Jordan, Morocco, Singapore, the United Arab Emirates, and Canada recently announcing that they will join in as well.
Why should you care about ACTA? Initial reports indicate that the treaty will have a very broad scope and will involve new tools targeting “Internet distribution and information technology.”
What is the goal of ACTA? Reportedly the goal is to create new legal standards of intellectual property enforcement, as well as increased international cooperation, an example of which would be an increase in information sharing between signatory countries’ law enforcement agencies.
Essential ACTA Resources -
- Read more about ACTA here: ACTA Fact Sheet
- Read the authentic version of the ACTA text as of 15 April 2011, as finalized by participating countries here: ACTA Finalized Text
- Follow the history of the treaty’s formation here: ACTA history
- Read letters from U.S. Senator Ron Wyden wherein he challenges the constitutionality of ACTA: Letter 1 | Letter 2 | Read the Administration’s Response to Wyden’s First Letter here: Response
- Watch a short informative video on ACTA: ACTA Video
- Watch a lulzy video on ACTA: Lulzy Video
Say NO to ACTA. It is essential to spread awareness and get the word out on ACTA.
COME ON HOW DOES THIS HAVE SO LITTLE NOTES?WAKE UUUUUPPPP
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Halp.
Mashups are the best.
“There’s plenty of fish in the sea..”
This is true, there are plenty of fish in the sea, one just needs to stop fishing and start swimming with them.
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this gif gives me life.
as nasty as fur is, and as nasty as the whole fur industry is, PETA doesn’t actually do much to help. they’re…kind of just attention-whores…
PETA has an over 90% kill rate for their shelters. They wouldn’t cure aids even if it harmed a single mouse. They paid jail bonds to terrorists such as the arsonist Rodney Coronado (Animal Liberation Front) for burning down Michigan’s research lab.
For example this year they had a 93.8% Kill rate. So if you actually do care about animals, please for their sake hate PETA.
As the only atheist in the room, there is nothing more awkward than long-winded holiday prayers.
You should tell em to keep it traditional.
“Bless us, Oh Lord,
and these thy gifts which
we are about to receive from thy bounty,
through Christ, Our Lord.
Amen. ”
and done. My family has always been a big fan of brief meal prayers.
