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ACTA Treaty Released

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the shrouded-in-mystery dept.

roju writes "The full text of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) was released today. It differs from the earlier leaks in that the negotiating stance of each country has been scrubbed. Preliminary analysis is up at Ars, which warns that 'Several sections of the ACTA draft show that rightsholders can obtain an injunction just by showing that infringement is "imminent," even if it hasn't happened yet.'"

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  1. Re:Stop being a criminal. by Errol+backfiring · · Score: 4, Funny

    Well, if the law starts breaking the law (like privacy laws here), things start getting really messy!

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    Nae king! Nae laird! Nae yurrupiean pressedent! We willna be fooled again!
  2. Re:Stop being a criminal. by Thanshin · · Score: 4, Funny

    Actually, you don't have to stop being a criminal; what you must stop is to be going to be a criminal.

    If you're not going to be a criminal, you've got nothing to fear.

    This kind of law is the only way to stop going to be criminals. I hope all going to be criminals go to jail as soon as possible.

    What I'm afraid of, now is what can we possibly do against those insidious people who will be going to be criminals in the future.

    Think of the going to be going to be criminals! They're going to be going to harm your child! Probably!