I can't believe Poland signed ;_;

Check this out!





Read here and here and here, and watch here about the protests following Poland signing.

Say NO to A.C.T.A.

Originally posted by croaky at Say NO to A.C.T.A.

Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.

-Benjamin Franklin

"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.

ACTA will soon make its way to the European Parliament for a full consent vote. If approved, people around the world will have their fundamental rights decimated. Without EU approval, ACTA will have go back to the drawing board and force countries to renegotiate the treaty. The parliament MUST vote 'No' on ACTA. The world is watching, and we need to demand that members of the European Parliament show true global leadership and oppose this outrageous measure." - AccessNow.org

In other words, regardless where you live (including outside of the EU), the more countries that signs this bill the more dangerous it becomes. In the long run--if it gains more ground--this will affect the internet as a whole and therefore it will affect YOU.

Spread the word!

MORE INFORMATION:

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 Facebook