Google D.C. Talk: ACTA - The Global Treaty That Could Reshape The Internet

The U.S. and other countries have been negotiating the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, known as ACTA, for the last two years. A number of consumer advocates and technology companies, including Google, have raised serious concerns about ACTA's potential reach and the impact it could have on Internet users' rights and innovation.

The panel tackles important questions like: Will ACTA preserve the existing balance in intellectual property laws, providing not just enforcement for copyright holders but also appropriate exceptions for technology creators and users? Will it undermine the legal safe harbors that have allowed virtually every Internet service to come into existence? And will it encourage governments to endorse "three strikes" penalties that would take away a user's access to the Internet?

The talk was moderated by Washington Post Consumer Technology Columnist Rob Pegoraro.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• acta
• google
• washington dc
• treaty
• international
• copyright
• piracy

[indiesixtynine]

If you think for a second that you do not OWN your culture already, remember that YOU are it's SOLE means of support (this is a rare, absolute truth). Yet the BUSINESS of culture is the one that acts like the abusive, controlling husband. It's very bizarre, if you really think about it.

And I know, artists, it's hard to leave, too.

"But he's not like that deep inside.. he really loves me!! And he promised he'd stop."

[jadlad]

So we are criminals for downloading some music that we enjoy or watching a film online. because we all arnt on enormous wages which we can flash around on buying every bit of music we hear.

However

The government legally start wars,

They legally ignore democracy and pass this in secret.

They legally spy on its citizens.

And now they want to take from the poor and give to the rich.

[d0wk3]

Wellcome 1984's!

[danischior]

Internet is NOT "a big negative for the copyright industry" because knowledge trading over the internet should NOT be limited by financial power. The purpose of free sharing, even piracy is NOT the economical growth, but knowledge and civilisation development of ALL willingly people on Earth! Of couse "some people" might find a threat in the posibility that poor people could access knowledge and gain somehow a competitive advantage and raise this barrier called ACTA.

Do not corupt the internet!

[lordpatthethird]

ANYONE WHO SUPPORTS ACTA IS A SOCIOPATH!

[MrSammy1776]

This act is to stifle opposing voices and freedom of expression and free speech using copyright law as an excuse!

They know the people have awoken and all the criminal politicians and bankers are shitting themselves . Because they are going to jail, for the wars , theft, treason,crimes against humanity!

[MrSammy1776]

Eatshit google you sold out scum. Tracking everything we do. All that has to happen is if one person develops another search engine you guys are finished. Also helping scumbag china to turn their people into even more slaves. You are money ,grabbing anti-democratic scum.I did not give you permission to track me or what I search.

[florinpushtiu]

STOP ACTA, ThIS IS SPARTAAA!!!

[tullywacker]

Fuck you google. Im going to go take a big ACTA and wash my ass with some SOPA

[vardanology]

ATTENTION:

There is a petition in WhiteHouse.gov against ACTA

Sign it today and save the internet !

[rurounikenshin75]

If they do pass this shit, it will be war.