They're already trying to revive ACTA
Just days after EU Parliament overwhelmingly rejected ACTA, it turns out that Canada and Europe are trying to put the same stuff into the Canadian-European Trade Agreement.
And that's not just a figure of speech, either. Check out Michael Geist's analysis to see how the relevant parts of ACTA have quite literally been copied paragraph by paragraph. This kind of arrogance is simply disgusting, is what it is. Spread the word.
And that's not just a figure of speech, either. Check out Michael Geist's analysis to see how the relevant parts of ACTA have quite literally been copied paragraph by paragraph. This kind of arrogance is simply disgusting, is what it is. Spread the word.
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Also, for those who don't know, that was sarcasm.
But now I'm really starting to fucking despise them. To hate them with every fibre of my being.
If this stupidity goes any further, then I may have to become an anarchist!
(... okay so maybe not that far. But I will be very mad, and refuse to vote. XD)
EDIT: I mean there are a probably a million other more important issues to take care of at this very moment, but they spend their time lobbying this bullcrap.
>;/
I'd be careful with that complacency. This would be a binding law of the land vs oral statements by current law enforcement, so even if they do not actively pursue it now, what is to stop them from doing so later? or future members law enforcement?
Okay, back on track. It is difficult for the people here to be afraid of such threats when, even at the height of Napster, Limewire, etc, they didn't do anything. The law enforcement seem very determined to stick to life threatening situations. I mean shit, marijuana may not be legal here but it sure the hell seems like it. No one seems to give a shit unless people are selling to kids or run a grow op. You can smell it everywhere. I get tourists asking me all the time if it's legal. "No, but no one really cares, just don't light up right in front of the police or a school". Welcome to Canada, where the police don't do anything but help people who need help or prevent people from hurting others. Imagine such a bizarre concept!(sorry to let the cat out of the bag, we only have the same media related laws of the USA to be able to watch the same TV and movies as you guys; to appease the lawyers)
You are correct though, there's nothing that says that this wont change one day.
Well... they might try a few cases to set an example, as the RIAA (blegh) did by suing individuals for millions, but I think they might be wary of the public outcry that would follow. Unless they shut down the internet (and if we ever get governments that do that, we're as good as doomed already), there'll likely be a lot of protests, perhaps even boycotts (remember this is big business we're talking about, and if there's ever one that tries to stupidly enforce an ACTA-like law, we can all agree to stop buying their stuff; yes, I'm that naive).
That said, I do get uncomfortable whenever I see those powerful lobbies get what they want, but it's important to remember that no matter what, you'll still have your personal integrity. Nobody can tell you what to do, nobody can force you to do something that goes against the basic rights human beings should have. And together we are strong.
...wait, what was this about again? I got carried away there...
First of all, I was not trying to take any jabs at Canada, if that i what you thought, since you seemed rather defensive. I will ignore the gross generalizations and stereotyping in your post, and just get back to the original topic. The whole situation makes me think about boiling frogs in a pot. If you throw a frog into a pot of boiling water, it will of course jump out immediately, but if you throw a frog into cold water, and very gradually increase the temperature, it will boil and die. Of course any culture or society is susceptible to this.
That doesn't mean that the comparison couldn't still hold water, but...
I am inclined to disagree. You speak of generalizations, yet you lump entire groups of people together into cultures and societies. History has shown that there are countless frogs (I am speaking of human beings) who have escaped when they noticed the water getting warmer, for instance in World War 2 (yeah, yeah, I know, Godwin's law...) there were people who saw what was going on and decided they wouldn't be a part of it. Then there were the frogs who stayed behind, not because they didn't notice the water getting hotter, but because they simply didn't care.
My point is that we all have an individual conscience and accompanying responsibility. There will always be those who just shrug and carry on, then there are others who - sooner or later - take action. With many water-leaping frogs from the latter category, you can form a powerful army of frogs.
No idea what it means, but it would make for a great acronym.
I don't disagree with anything you have said, except for your statement that I was speaking in generalizations. I was was trying to say that any individual is susceptible to it, regardless of where they are from. I point is that I disagree with the notion that one shouldn't worry about it, because it might not be enforced, because you can count on the good people in power not to enforce it. I agree that there are always individuals who will take action, I just question whether they will do it now when it's easily doable, or wait until things get ugly, because it doesn't seem so bad right now.
Megaupload and the Twilight of Copyright
This is true. The thing is, you would have to be breaking these laws in such an extreme that it would be worth their time and money to deal with you. If you are(general statement), watch your ass.
Edit: I decided to address the first reply as well. Okay, no, I was not trying to come of as defensive or angry. I re-read it and yeah, it does read that way. I was just rambling the various thoughts on the matter before heading out to work. The stereotyping was on purpose(narrowed down to a specific ignorant demographic, which exist in every country throughout the first world where media is readily available) and I hope was clearly done so, I'm not that big of an asshole. Some people are raised on TV. Bad parenting isn't isolated to any region of the world. I hope that part is cleared up. I do see what you're saying and I'm not disagreeing with the principle. It is opening doors for all types of new legislation, power and action.
My point, which I could have been more clear about, is that people, generally, tend to use past experience as a variable in decision making. Most Canadians have not had any bad experiences in regards to copyright law, nor is it even prominent in our media. While I do not agree with this legislation and would do what I could to stop it, most people wouldn't see how anything new in this regard would affect them as nothing has so far. They could prove me wrong, but I just don't see any of this causing as big of an outcry here as in other countries because of this.
I believe that this is what they're counting on. If we don't fight each attempt, one of them will slip by and then they'll have us.
Yeah, I was about to post this. I'm counting on organizations like Avaaz to keep a watchful eye out for anything that threatens to give too much power to people who can't handle it though.
...and if all else fails, I'll just flee to Antarctica.