ACTA Signed By 22 EU Countries

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ACTA Signed By 22 EU Countries

Posted by timothy on Thursday January 26, 2012 @05:54AM from the bad-acta-ors dept.

First time accepted submitter azrael29a writes "22 EU members signed the controversial ACTA treaty today in Tokyo. However, the signatures of the EU member states and the EU itself will count for nothing unless the European Parliament gives its approval to ACTA in June."

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Sure its my signature by Ragun · 2012-01-26 06:00 · Score: 3, Insightful

Sure, its my signature, but I take no responsibility for any decisions.

Gotta love politics.
Re:Say no to ... by johnvile · 2012-01-26 06:06 · Score: 5, Insightful

There Masters aren't saying "Yes" there saying "yes yes yes" whilst the American government rams law up there ass.

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Why? by Anonymous Coward · 2012-01-26 06:16 · Score: 5, Insightful

I'll have to admit, I'm having trouble understanding why so many nations want to sign this monstrosity. Why the US wants it globally accepted is obvious, we don't really manufacturer what we used to. A significant portion of our economy has moved to a creating ideas, instead of things, then selling those ideas at massively inflated prices. But why other nations would fight so hard to get this kind of thing implemented in their own countries, which won't benefit them, but in fact will likely be a determent to them, such treaties/legislation. Is there massive amounts of money paying off foreign politicians behind the scenes that I'm not seeing.
1. Re:Why? by Anonymous Coward · 2012-01-26 06:46 · Score: 3, Insightful
  
  As wikileaks has shown, the USA government is the one forcing them to sign. And they only need to force a handful of countries. Funny part is, they actually need this.
  As said above, USA's economy is now creating ideas, no, don't confuse that with research, but ideas, which can be patented and sued over.
  Problem is, while the world is forced to play by their rules, the Chinese on the other hand will have no problem ignoring them. So we'll have to buy from the Chinese everything we need, because our companies will be sued to hell and back for anything they try to create.
  To the USA, keep pushing, when somebody will push back you'll probably break your neck.
Re:Say no to ... by Dyinobal · 2012-01-26 06:30 · Score: 5, Insightful

It isn't so much the American government as the corporations, who don't really have a nationality.
Do you hear that? by Sponge+Bath · 2012-01-26 06:31 · Score: 3, Insightful

That is the sound of inevitability... It is the sound of corporate rule.
Ha ha, just kidding. I'm sure the EP will fight for the rights of its people. :-D
Re:It isn't so much by TaoPhoenix · 2012-01-26 06:32 · Score: 5, Insightful

Borrowing Animal Farm:
"And then they looked from the government to the corporation, from the corporations back to the government, and they were unable to tell the difference."

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Re:No vote required. It's a done deal. by 0123456 · 2012-01-26 06:50 · Score: 5, Insightful

You seem to have missed the part where the Senate has to vote to accept any treaty. Clinton signed Kyoto, but the Senate unanimously rejected it anyway.
Fuck those who signed ACTA. by Per+Wigren · 2012-01-26 07:42 · Score: 3, Insightful

Fuck Austria. Fuck Australia. Fuck Belgium. Fuck Bulgaria. Fuck Canada. Fuck the Czech Republic. Fuck Denmark. Fuck Finland. Fuck France. Fuck Greece. Fuck Hungary. Fuck Ireland. Fuck Italy. Fuck Japan. Fuck Latvia. Fuck Lithuania. Fuck Luxemburg. Fuck Malta. Fuck Morocco. Fuck New Zealand. Fuck Poland. Fuck Portugal. Fuck Romania. Fuck Singapore. Fuck Slovenia. Fuck South Korea. Fuck Spain. Fuck Sweden. Fuck the UK. Fuck the USA.

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There's your answer. by zooblethorpe · 2012-01-26 08:00 · Score: 3, Insightful

What I find odd is that Germany didn't sign it. That's the biggest economic power in the EU. I'd like to see the reason for that.
I think you've answered your own question. They are solidly standing on their own feet, and thus are less willing to bend over in response to bullying.

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They have every reason to by Brain-Fu · 2012-01-26 08:14 · Score: 4, Insightful

The wealthy members of every nation are, naturally, united in their desire to remain wealthy. The introduction of globally-enforced artificial scarcity appears to be a great way of doing that. It isn't like the wealthy members of EU would rather see ACTA vanish, but are bowing their heads in submission to America. They are happily jumping at the chance to enter into such an agreement, because it directly benefits them. Or so they think.
Such oppression will only fan the flames of rebellion, and law enforcement will always have limits.
Re:Tokyo? by Anne+Thwacks · 2012-01-26 08:44 · Score: 3, Insightful

So the voters can't see what is being done in their names.
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