Romans stand against street ACTA Treaty seeks destructiontorrents
Internet users across Europe will protest on February 11 against the ACTA (Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Treaty), a document that could lead to the disappearance of torrent sites, and the severelimitations of freedom under the pretext of protecting copyright.
Internet users out in the street to pull an alarm and convinceelected officials of the European Parliament, but also those of Parliaments signatory states not to ratify the document.
In Romania, protests will take place in Bucharest, Cluj-Napocaand Timisoara. They are organized by Access, a community thathas members in every country that advocate for freedom in the online environment.
ACTA could have more impact than the famous whisper ofAmericans, who are said to bury sites file sharing. Specifically, the treaty signed by our country, talks about copyright protectionand so would eliminate sites that allow downloading of illegal content, and to punish those who benefit from pirated films and music.
Internet users out in the street to pull an alarm and convinceelected officials of the European Parliament, but also those of Parliaments signatory states not to ratify the document.
In Romania, protests will take place in Bucharest, Cluj-Napocaand Timisoara. They are organized by Access, a community thathas members in every country that advocate for freedom in the online environment.
ACTA could have more impact than the famous whisper ofAmericans, who are said to bury sites file sharing. Specifically, the treaty signed by our country, talks about copyright protectionand so would eliminate sites that allow downloading of illegal content, and to punish those who benefit from pirated films and music.
"1. Interests of holders of intellectual property rights are put abovefreedom of expression, privacy and other fundamental rights.
Two. ACTA will allow freedom of expression regulation in the hands of private companies, as impose obligations relating tomonitoring online content by third parties such as Internetintermediaries, but not able to regulate the expressions in the online environment.
Three. ACTA can thwart cultural heritage of society, as increasesthe risks of criminal sanctions for use of works whose owners orcopyright holders are difficult or impossible to identify or locate(so-called orphan works).
Four. Provisions of the final version of the Agreement, whosemeaning will be clarified prior to ratification ACTA, are vague andlikely to be interpreted in ways that could allow criminalization of large numbers of citizens for trivial offenses "
Technology and Internet Association also said that the agreementwould force Internet providers to monitor your clients andauthorities to provide the data that people caught downloadingfiles that fall under copyright law.
In addition, ACTA would be an obstacle to innovation, becausesoftware development is in "gray areas" in legal terms.
Countries that have signed the agreement yesterday are Austria,Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France,Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Latvia, Luxembourg,Malta, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom. Last fall, the document was also signed by Australia, Canada, Japan, South Korea, Morocco, New Zealand,Singapore and USA.
In addition, ACTA would be an obstacle to innovation, becausesoftware development is in "gray areas" in legal terms.
Countries that have signed the agreement yesterday are Austria,Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France,Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Latvia, Luxembourg,Malta, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom. Last fall, the document was also signed by Australia, Canada, Japan, South Korea, Morocco, New Zealand,Singapore and USA.
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