MPAA Asks If ACTA Can Be Used To Block Wikileaks

An anonymous reader writes "With the entertainment industry already getting laws to block certain sites, it appears they're interested in expanding that even further. The latest is that at a meeting with ACTA negotiators in Mexico, an MPAA representative apparently asked if ACTA rules could be used to force ISPs to block 'dangerous sites' like Wikileaks. It makes you wonder why the MPAA wants to censor Wikileaks (and why it wants to use ACTA to do so). But, the guess is that if it can use Wikileaks as a proxy for including rules to block websites, how long will it be until other 'dangerous' sites, such as Torrent search engines, are included." Note: TechDirt typically has insightful commentary, but make of the original (Spanish) twiiter message what you will.

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Re:I can think of two reasons...

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So you think Libertarians or Anarcho-libertarians are in favor of slavery?! Talk about a strawman. Libertarians are about the most anti-slavery people in the world. Libertarians just want to go back to the way our society worked in the 18th century, and it worked just fine thank you very much without much in the way of taxes or big daddy government. Ultimately Libertarians are the true conservatives. We want to go back to the way things used to be. The early US settlers were mostly Libertarians. If not in principle then in spirit. Anyone who would fight a war over taxes is a Libertarian through and through and a brave one at that. And I don't think most Libertarians are seeking utopia. They are seeking a political situation where human beings are more free. 99% of the human species will still be dicks and assholes. The irony is you are the one advocating slavery, albeit a legalized variety. Ever hear of Tax Freedom Day? How many months a year do you work just to support your masters with no benefit to yourself at all except that your masters will not put you in prison? So, yeah, let's talk about slavery a bit. You seem to be the one in favor of it.