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Leaked ACTA Treaty to Outlaw P2P?

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the coming-at-you-from-every-side dept.

miowpurr writes to tell us that a draft of the ACTA (Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement) has been posted on Wikileaks. Among others, Boing Boing's Cory Doctorow has weighed in on the possible ramifications of this treaty. "Among other things, ACTA will outlaw P2P (even when used to share works that are legally available, like my books), and crack down on things like region-free DVD players. All of this is taking place out of the public eye, presumably with the intention of presenting it as a fait accompli just as the ink is drying on the treaty."

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  1. Re:Guess they don't play WoW... by oahazmatt · · Score: 4, Funny

    Considering it uses p2p for patches. Millions of gamers in wizard robes, facepaint, wearing viking helmets on horseback storming the Capital in 3...2...
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  2. Canada by jcgf · · Score: 3, Funny

    I swear to God, if Harper signs this, I am going to skull fuck him.

    Bring it on CESIS, I'm ready and waiting!

    1. Re:Canada by snowraver1 · · Score: 4, Funny

      Wear a condom. I think whatever he uses in his hair is toxic.

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  3. Wow, this makes great sense. by oahazmatt · · Score: 5, Funny

    "How can we outlaw P2P? A lot of people use it for legitimately trading legal content."
    "Exactly. We make legally trading content illegal, then we'll catch those copyright infringers."
    "But if you outlaw legal file-sharing you set a dangerous precendent and risk a horrific backlash from the populous."
    "Look, you want this kickback or not?"

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  4. From the Wikileaks article by Broken+Toys · · Score: 3, Funny

    "...The agreement does not cover currency fraud..."

    So that's still OK because it's not a copyright violation.

  5. Re:Typical by ElMiguel · · Score: 4, Funny

    Can you say 'one world government by proxy' ?

    No. Proxies are now outlawed too.

  6. Re:When I was in school by hostyle · · Score: 5, Funny

    Depends. Did Disney make a cartoon about it?

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  7. Re:Guess they don't play WoW... by BungaDunga · · Score: 3, Funny

    Godwinned.