Free Talk Live - acta

Music's best artists support file sharing and you should listen.

sovereignbeing — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 04:48:14 +0000

For Julia, or anyone else that understands the true and absolute joy that a beat can bring. Check out Pretty Lights and all the great artists available for download free, at prettylightsmusic.com. I think you might really enjoy the label and all the truly amazing artists that support file sharing. Listen while reading the Hungry Games novels and experience life 2 decades beyond 1984.

Goodbye SOPA, Hello CISPA

ZEUSLGN — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 02:01:04 +0000

While most folks are looking elsewhere, Congress is trying to sneak an absolutely awful "cybersecurity" bill through Congress, permitting ISPs to funnel private communications and related information back to the government without adequate privacy protections and controls. The bill does not specify which agencies ISPs could disclose customer data to, but the structure and incentives in the bill raise a very real possibility that the National Security Agency or the DOD’s Cybercommand would be the primary recipient.

ACTA: the Internet censorship “law” that can’t be repealed?

southernpatriot — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 14:49:34 +0000

Just last month millions of Americans rallied to defeat SOPA and PIPA. However, something worse has crept in the back-door and may not be able to be repealed. In October 2011, President Obama signed an international agreement called the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement or ACTA.

If You Thought SOPA Was Bad, Just Wait Until You Meet ACTA

NHNative — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 03:15:19 +0000

When sites like Wikipedia and Reddit banded together for a major blackout January 18th, the impact was felt all the way to Washington D.C. The blackout had lawmakers running from the controversial anti-piracy legislation, SOPA and PIPA, which critics said threatened freedom of speech online.

Unfortunately for free-speech advocates, these pieces of legislation are not the only laws which threaten an open internet.

Few people have heard of ACTA

Meet ACTA; It’s SOPA and PIPA on steroids

ZEUSLGN — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 04:16:59 +0000

SOPA and PIPA have been shelved but the government’s plan to censor the public is an ongoing threat. Enter the "Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement" aka ACTA, an international trade agreement whose supposed sole purpose is to forge ahead with tackling counterfeited goods and -- suprise, surprise -- copyright infringement.