Wikileaks Releases ACTA Negotiations As "0-Day"

An anonymous reader writes "Wikileaks has released a new document about the ACTA negotiations occurring in Washington over the next three days. This might be the shortest time between authorship of a document and its publication on Wikileaks so far. The brief 3-page memo, dated today, could add quite a bit of oil to the fire of the ACTA debate. It is titled Business Perspectives on Border Measures and Civil Enforcement and it contains a set of proposals to the 'ACTA negotiators' issued by 'Concerned business groups operating in ACTA nations.' Among many highly invasive methods and approaches proposed in this memorandum, the reader can find detailed demands for: full disclosure of relevant information by Customs to trademark holders so that they can mount private investigations; disclosure of identities and other information about copyright infringers; and increased inspection of goods. This document is especially important to raise public awareness on these negotiations and their implications for the future." We've been watching ACTA develop for a few months now.

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[olddotter]

Part of me thinks that had the technology been around in the mid 1700's the rights of something like Wikileaks would have been enshrined in the constitution by the founding fathers as the ultimate check and balance.

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[Gilmoure]

I think "The People" refers to state run groups and not just any Tom, Dick, or Harry. And "religion" is obviously referring to real churches and not just a bunch of folks dancing nekkid in the moonlight. As for "the press", sure, if you're an actual news paper business, putting words to paper with a press, you have the right to print what you want. Back then, no one imagined words and images flowing through the aether and being disseminated by all manner of modern devices. The Bill of Rights really only refers to society and technology of it's time. Founding fathers would never allow just anyone to broadcast out their opinions. Folks gotta' keep this stuff in mind when reading old papers and such.

Re:IANAL so if one can answer me this...

[TheFlamingoKing]

Oh, no. The amendments to the FISA bill passed earlier this month. We don't have a Fourth amendment anymore.

I can see where you may have been confused, since a Google search will still turn up some text about "search and seizures" or something. But, if you're looking it up, you're probably a terrorist anyway. America *needs* to be able to go through your files, your hard drives, your iPods and your phone calls, or else more people will die!

9/11 Changed Everything! Did you forget?

Re:wtf

[krelian]

What's wrong with a kilo of coke? It's just a collection of atoms.

Shhhh.

[johnny cashed]

Be QUIET, or the yanks will move down here.

We don't have paved roads, and we still use outhouses. This state is full of rednecks.