Tag: threat

  • Is the US Senate going to put a stop to ACTA?

    Is the US Senate going to put a stop to ACTA?

    The sad and dreary tale concerning ACTA continues, unfortunately. While the European Court of Justice is examining ACTA to see if it possibly conflicts with existing EU laws and treaties, it seems that across the pond in the USA, the Senate is apparently waking up to what ACTA means, following a White House statement that…

  • ACTA moves to European Court of Justice

    ACTA moves to European Court of Justice

    Rather unsurprisingly, the ACTA news of today is that the European Parliament has suspended the ratification of ACTA. The matter will now be referred to the European Court of Justice. I write ‘unsurprisingly’ because this is exactly what the new rapporteur on ACTA, David Martin, suggested more than a week ago. So is this good…

  • ACTA is not dead

    ACTA is not dead

    With all the recent news, several European countries announcing they were going to hold off on ratifying or signing of the ACTA agreement, major newspapers announcing that ACTA is dead, the EU Court of Justice ruling that social networks can’t be forced to monitor their users for copyright violations, it would be easy to make…

  • Germany won’t sign ACTA…for now

    Germany won’t sign ACTA…for now

    Today, news media report that Germany is postponing the signing, not to mention the ratification of ACTA. This is good news. As more countries are wavering in their support for ACTA, the future of this agreement becomes less and less secure. That is something to be happy about, but it is no time to relax…

  • Why should I care about ACTA?

    Why should I care about ACTA?

    I am getting quite a bit of feedback in my mailbox about all my campaigning and posts against ACTA. Much of it has been in support and I thank you for that. There has been no negative feedback, for which I am very grateful. However, I also receive messages along the lines of “I don’t…

  • ACTA clarified for regular civilians

    ACTA clarified for regular civilians

    Many people are confused about what ACTA will actually mean for them, should it become a reality. Several people or groups have made lists of things wrong with ACTA, have made lists of the various threats the agreement poses, etc.  Now, someone has done an awful lot of work to try and translate the legalese…