Ireland and EU to sign controversial ACTA treaty tomorrow (today)

[Nessaj]

Ireland and EU to sign controversial ACTA treaty tomorrow (The Journal)

IRELAND IS TO sign a controversial international agreement tomorrow which promises a major international crackdown on the trade of counterfeit goods – and illegal internet filesharing.

Irish representatives will sign the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) at a ceremony tomorrow – as will representatives from each of the other 26 European Union member states, and the EU itself.

Once the agreement is signed, it can then be formally ratified and adopted into law once it has been cleared by the European Parliament. The treaty will be signed tomorrow in Tokyo by Ireland’s ambassador to Japan, John Neary.

    “I condemn the whole process which led to the signature of this agreement: no consultation of the civil society, lack of transparency since the beginning of negotiations, repeated delays of the signature of the text without any explanation given, reject of Parliament’s recommendations as given in several resolutions of our assembly.”

-Kader Arif (European Parliament’s rapporteur for ACTA)

(Thanks Argantyr for the quote)


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[Xant]

About time.

[Thovex]

Yay for signing stuff that only fucks up the average people!

[Weren]

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[Leshma]

Yes you do.

Once we played Fallout games, soon we'll live them.

Can't wait!

[Christo]

Yes you do.

Once we played Fallout games, soon we'll live them.

Can't wait!

Hehe, I always wanted to be a Stalker. 

Time to buy lots of canned food, and a gun.
 I've already got the guitar to play. 

[Leesin]

Hehe, I always wanted to be a Stalker. 

Time to buy lots of canned food, and a gun.
 I've already got the guitar to play. 

I'll gut you in your sleep and eat your fucking liver.

[H4rdn3ssKill3r]

I'll gut you in your sleep and eat your fucking liver.

Hey... Remind me never to get on your bad side...

[Vibe]

Whoever signed this shit in secret for my country should be fucking hanged

[Angantyr]

“I condemn the whole process which led to the signature of this agreement: no consultation of the civil society, lack of transparency since the beginning of negotiations, repeated delays of the signature of the text without any explanation given, reject of Parliament’s recommendations as given in several resolutions of our assembly.”

-Kader Arif (European Parliament’s rapporteur for ACTA)

[Dezilagel]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-Counterfeiting_Trade_Agreement

Wiki's got a pretty decent article.

And yeah, this shit's insane. It's not even the elected politicians who have driven this through!

What worries me is the secrecy. Even EU has kept silent, despite demands.

Oh and btw, the American government also fully supports this secrecy.

Fucking bullshit.