by tomorrow, mostly all of you will be breaking the law.

[oktalist]

Hi.

Canadian.

Pointing and peeing myself laughing at you.

Why? Canada is party to the agreement.

And all countries that aren't will eventually be expected to come on board with it or face the economic consequences.

 

[chinangel]

Hi.

Canadian.

Pointing and peeing myself laughing at you.

hi. Also canadian. Treaty effects us too, so I'd stop laughing and change your underwear.

 

[Colour Scientist]

I have to admit what the government has been doing all over the world has become a bit frightening but we are the people don't we have the final say?

P.S I have mixed emotions on ACTA

When do the people ever really get the final say?
Also, breaking the law... I am so badass.

 

[Nmil-ek]

Said it once I'll say it again ISPs dont like it, consumers dont like it, police dont like it, courts dont like it (think jails arent full of enough people? Or we have enough junk court battles as it is already?) impossible to police nice scare tactic.

 

[QuantumT]

I guess this would also override laws like those passed in Minnesota to protect internet privacy. For those of you who don't know, Minnesota Statutes 325M .01-.09 protect some of your right to privacy online. As far a laws go, the statutes themselves are actually understandable (which is quite rare), but here they are summarized:

Prohibits Internet service providers from disclosing personally identifiable information, including a consumer's physical or electronic address or telephone number; Internet or online sites visited; or any of the contents of a consumer's data storage devices. Provides for certain circumstances under which information must be disclosed, such as to a grand jury; to a state or federal law enforcement officer acting as authorized by law; pursuant to a court order or court action. Provides for civil damages of $500 or actual damages and attorney fees for violation of the law.

Presumably, laws like these would be overturned because they are fundamentally opposed to the proposed treaty.

On another note, we should pass to get laws like this passed in all our states.

 

[Macrobstar]

this sucks, looks like im going to jail, although for me the worst thing about being in jail for me would be not seeing family and friends, but since they all use the internet they'll be in prison to

 

[ICanBreakTheseCuffs]

pretty much explains my feelings right now

 

[capin Rob]

Well, I blame the Politcians and EVERY single person who says "I' m okay with having rights taken away if it means we'll stop theft."

Pircay is not theft. It's not Taking product, It's copying it.

Downloading muic for free is COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT. Not THEFT

 

[sanguinator]

i dont think ill be breaking the law

 

[crudus]

Wow, this is insane. This is a huge invasion of privacy. This will probably go the way of prop 8.

pretty much explains my feelings right now

Actually, that is pretty accurate.

 

[MegaManOfNumbers]

Hi.

Canadian.

Pointing and peeing myself laughing at you.

wait, this doesn't affect Canadians?

SWEET!!! *jumps for joy*

 

[soulfire130]

Another way the government failed.

 

[KefkaCultist]

This is just a cheap tactic to scare people out of pirating. Our prisons are already overfilled, people are in too much debt to ever deal with massive fines, ISPs would lose ALL of those customers and customers = money.

If our government actually went through with this it'd piss A LOT of people off and I will be protesting/rioting for sure if this is enforced

 

[oliveira8]

Hi.

Canadian.

Pointing and peeing myself laughing at you.

wait, this doesn't affect Canadians?

SWEET!!! *jumps for joy*

Yes, yes it does.

"Australia, Canada, the European Union, Japan, Mexico, Morocco, New Zealand, the Republic of Korea, Singapore, Switzerland and the United States"

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

 

[MegaManOfNumbers]

Hi.

Canadian.

Pointing and peeing myself laughing at you.

wait, this doesn't affect Canadians?

SWEET!!! *jumps for joy*

Yes, yes it does.

"Australia, Canada, the European Union, Japan, Mexico, Morocco, New Zealand, the Republic of Korea, Singapore, Switzerland and the United States"

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

FUUUUUUUU-

well, at least we know exactly how the world's gonna end.

unrelated, I'm downloading some pr0n right now. IRONY.

 

[Kair]

200 years ago it was illegal for a man with dark skin to look a man with white skin in the eyes.

You're right.

Because of idiocy and racism in the past we should make no attempts to improve things today.

I don't need to worry about eating healthy or learning. There's kids in Africa with no food and no education.

Thankyou Kair. You've really put things in perspective.

I think you completely misinterpreted my comment.

Then I apologise and claim that your post was ambiguous.

I can not see how you would interpret it as saying we should not improve.
I said it to prove that today's or the past's laws are not universal and always correct, and those who follow them are not necessarily good and innocent people.

Really? Because this 'law' is not yet enacted. This is a change, and so you were contrasting a change from a law, with a change creating a law.

Try again.

Why are you being so difficult?