Secret ACTA Treaty May Sport "Internet Enforcement" Procedures After All

Andorin writes "Ars Technica writes about the recent work on the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, and reveals that while the public does not have access to the text of the agreement, a handful of lawyers representing Big Content and numerous companies and organizations do. 'Turns out that... ACTA will include a section on Internet "enforcement procedures" after all. And how many people have had input on these procedures? Forty-two. ... Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) found out in September that the US Trade Representative's office had actually been secretly canvassing opinions on the Internet section of the agreement from 42 people, all of whom had signed a nondisclosure agreement before being shown the ACTA draft text.'"

Comments

I for one...

[Anonymous Coward]

...do not welcome our new corporatist overlords...

Oh, wait...they've been screwing us for the past couple of years...now where did I put my gun?

No Mainstream Media Coverage

[BabyDuckHat]

The lack of mainstream media coverage of this issue is telling. They're not afraid to pass up a story if it's in their best interest to do so. I propose we force them to report on ACTA by kidnapping Kanye West, stripping him naked, tattooing "SETEC Astronomy" on his forehead, and launching him in a homemade balloon purchased by John Gosslin with the money he stole from Kate.

Re:Senate likely to pass treaty

[Anonymous Coward]

Isn't anyone bothered by government asking commentators to "sign a non-disclosure agreement" about a proposed law disturbing?

No, and anyone who is could only be motivated by racism.

Re:have you seen my representative government late

[TheCarp]

Hmmm Northeast leaves.... and CA leaves (probably taking the rest of the west coast with it).... I have to imagine that the midwest/south would then split.

For some reason this leaves me with the image of Texas becoming the Lone Star State again and being overwhelmed by a rush of Mexicans looking to take their land back.... and that makes me giggle and want to see this even more!

-Steve

Re:have you seen my representative government late

[Nadaka]

Why settle for the lesser evil?

Vote Cthulhu! F'tang R'ley!

Re:So much for transparency

[salesgeek]

You missed the memo. This bill is perfectly transparent. It's so clear no one can see it. Just like a living room window that birds fly into.

Re:have you seen my representative government late

[spun]

now that the left is in power

...left? In America?

Well, you see, here in America we have three right wings. And as we all know, three rights make a left.

Please, forward to everyone you know!

[mi]

I have also begun sending it to everyone I know.

While you are at it, please, warn everyone you know of the dangers of waking up in a tub of cold water without a kidney, and about a kid dying, but wanting to collect as many e-mail addresses as possible. Oh, and don't forget that famous Neumann-Marcus cookie recipe. The world must know at once!