Benjo
Member
Please read everything!
ACTA is a 'plurilateral' trade agreement, currently being negotiated
between the US, Canada, Japan, the European Union, South Korea, Mexico,
Switzerland, Australia and New Zealand.
The Ministry for Economic Development (MED) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) are negotiating the agreement on New Zealand's behalf.
ACTA stands for the 'Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement'. Through leaked documents,
and statements made by MED/MFAT and other governments, it is apparent
that the unauthorised sharing of copyrighted works is also within the
scope of ACTA. This means music, movies, books and games, both
counterfeited (e.g. buying bootleg DVDs), and non-commercial downloading
using file-sharing sites and p2p services. This means it is much less
like a trade agreement, and much more like a treaty dealing with
trademarks and copyrighted works.
That means u cant download any music, games, softwares...
They can also inspect your computer and u can get fines like this guy:
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/08/01/bu_student_fined_675000_for_illegal_music_downloads/
or this lady:http://edition.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/06/18/minnesota.music.download.fine/index.html
Probaly they bring it next year!
ACTA is a 'plurilateral' trade agreement, currently being negotiated
between the US, Canada, Japan, the European Union, South Korea, Mexico,
Switzerland, Australia and New Zealand.
The Ministry for Economic Development (MED) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) are negotiating the agreement on New Zealand's behalf.
ACTA stands for the 'Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement'. Through leaked documents,
and statements made by MED/MFAT and other governments, it is apparent
that the unauthorised sharing of copyrighted works is also within the
scope of ACTA. This means music, movies, books and games, both
counterfeited (e.g. buying bootleg DVDs), and non-commercial downloading
using file-sharing sites and p2p services. This means it is much less
like a trade agreement, and much more like a treaty dealing with
trademarks and copyrighted works.
That means u cant download any music, games, softwares...
They can also inspect your computer and u can get fines like this guy:
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/08/01/bu_student_fined_675000_for_illegal_music_downloads/
or this lady:http://edition.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/06/18/minnesota.music.download.fine/index.html
Probaly they bring it next year!
