◆ ACTA: Germany delays signing anti-piracy agreement - BBC News (2/10/12)
Protests are being help throughout Europe this weekend from what I’ve read so expect follow up.
◆ By A Nearly 2 To 1 Margin, Cable Networks Call On Men Over Woman to Comment On Birth Control - Think Progress (2/10/12)
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^ Me after reading the second article.
According a Washington Post article, “Boni acknowledged in a radio interview Monday morning that the government had failed to hold enough consultations with the public on the matter.”
NO SHIT!?
Read the rest of the article here
STOP ACTA NOW! (Info, Petitions, & Links)
“The EU is now the last hope to stop the dangerous international intellectual property treaty, the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement. ACTA will destroy the openness of the internet and threatens free speech online by forcing websites and ISPs to watch and track our every move, all in the name of copyright protection.” -AccessNow.org
info:
Official A.C.T.A. Document
Helpful YouTube Video
http://www.stopacta.info/
http://www.laquadrature.net/en/three-core-reasons-for-rejecting-acta
https://www.accessnow.org/page/s/just-say-no-to-acta (also a petition)global petitions:
Stop ACTA (to the UN)
Stopp ACTA
Just Say ‘No’ to ACTA
Stop ATCA Now!
Stop Canada from passing ACTA
UK representatives: Stop ACTA
Act against ACTA (to the U.S. Congress)citizens of europe: contact your representatives!
Go to http://www.europarl.org/, select your country (left colume) and then find the contacts of your representatives under “Parlament”, “Your MEPs” or something like this. AND LET THEM KNOW WHAT YOU THINK! Here’s some instructions on how/what to write!StopACTANow on Twitter
Stop ACTA Now! on FacebookMany thanks to the good tumblrs who have been helpful and well-spoken, collected links and information, reblogged and spread the word!
(Source: brolinskeep)
