1. stickmarionette: youranonnews: ACTA in a Nutshell – What is ACTA? ACTA is the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement. A new intellectual property enforcement treaty being negotiated by the United States, the European Community, Switzerland, and Japan, with Australia, the Republic of Korea, New Zealand, Mexico, Jordan, Morocco, Singapore, the United Arab Emirates, and Canada recently announcing that they will join in as well. Why should you care about ACTA? Initial reports indicate that the treaty will have a very broad scope and will involve new tools targeting “Internet distribution and information technology.” What is the goal of ACTA? Reportedly the goal is to create new legal standards of intellectual property enforcement, as well as increased international cooperation, an example of which would be an increase in information sharing between signatory countries’ law enforcement agencies. Essential ACTA Resources - Read more about ACTA here: ACTA Fact Sheet Read the authentic version of the ACTA text as of 15 April 2011, as finalized by participating countries here: ACTA Finalized Text Follow the history of the treaty’s formation here: ACTA history Read letters from U.S. Senator Ron Wyden wherein he challenges the constitutionality of ACTA: Letter 1 | Letter 2 | Read the Administration’s Response to Wyden’s First Letter here: Response Watch a short informative video on ACTA: ACTA Video Watch a lulzy video on ACTA: Lulzy Video Say NO to ACTA. It is essential to spread awareness and get the word out on ACTA. A bit more information from a treaty law point of view: ACTA will enter into force (take effect) 30 days after the date of deposit of the 6th ratification. What this means: The United State, Australia, Canada, Korea, Japan, New Zealand, Morocco and Singapore have signed the Treaty so far. Signature is only the first step for a multilateral treaty to take effect. A state is bound by the treaty in international law only once they ratify it. For ACTA to enter into force, at least 6 countries have to ratify (indicate their approval to be bound). This means that the states in question must go through whatever treaty ratification procedure their own system of government requires. In the US: as is apparent from Senator Wyden’s letter and the Administration’s reply, the Executive has determined that ACTA does not require congressional approval. Senator Wyden sets out very clearly why this is problematic (and possibly unconstitutional) in his letters. As far as I can tell, the US has yet to ratify. Now’s your chance to make your disapproval clear. For those in the UK: ACTA has already cleared scrutiny in both Houses of Parliament by their respective European Scrutiny Committees. What you can do is lobby Members of the European Parliament before the consent vote on ACTA. People from other EU countries, please consider doing this too. Australians: ACTA was tabled in Parliament in November 2011. The Joint Standing Committee on Treaties is inviting submissions on it. You know what to do. New Zealanders: as far as I can tell, ACTA has yet to be scrutinized by the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee. Unfortunately, Parliament does not have final approval on ratification, but we could at least make enough noise to put it on the political agenda.

    stickmarionette:

    youranonnews:

    ACTA in a Nutshell –

    What is ACTA? ACTA is the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement. A new intellectual property enforcement treaty being negotiated by the United States, the European Community, Switzerland, and Japan, with Australia, the Republic of Korea, New Zealand, Mexico, Jordan, Morocco, Singapore, the United Arab Emirates, and Canada recently announcing that they will join in as well.

    Why should you care about ACTA? Initial reports indicate that the treaty will have a very broad scope and will involve new tools targeting “Internet distribution and information technology.”

    What is the goal of ACTA? Reportedly the goal is to create new legal standards of intellectual property enforcement, as well as increased international cooperation, an example of which would be an increase in information sharing between signatory countries’ law enforcement agencies.

    Essential ACTA Resources -

    • Read more about ACTA here: ACTA Fact Sheet
    • Read the authentic version of the ACTA text as of 15 April 2011, as finalized by participating countries here: ACTA Finalized Text
    • Follow the history of the treaty’s formation here: ACTA history
    • Read letters from U.S. Senator Ron Wyden wherein he challenges the constitutionality of ACTA: Letter 1 | Letter 2 | Read the Administration’s Response to Wyden’s First Letter here: Response
    • Watch a short informative video on ACTA: ACTA Video
    • Watch a lulzy video on ACTA: Lulzy Video

    Say NO to ACTA. It is essential to spread awareness and get the word out on ACTA.

    A bit more information from a treaty law point of view:

    ACTA will enter into force (take effect) 30 days after the date of deposit of the 6th ratification.

    What this means:

    • The United State, Australia, Canada, Korea, Japan, New Zealand, Morocco and Singapore have signed the Treaty so far.
    • Signature is only the first step for a multilateral treaty to take effect. A state is bound by the treaty in international law only once they ratify it.
    • For ACTA to enter into force, at least 6 countries have to ratify (indicate their approval to be bound). This means that the states in question must go through whatever treaty ratification procedure their own system of government requires.
    • In the US: as is apparent from Senator Wyden’s letter and the Administration’s reply, the Executive has determined that ACTA does not require congressional approval. Senator Wyden sets out very clearly why this is problematic (and possibly unconstitutional) in his letters. As far as I can tell, the US has yet to ratify. Now’s your chance to make your disapproval clear.
    • For those in the UK: ACTA has already cleared scrutiny in both Houses of Parliament by their respective European Scrutiny Committees. What you can do is lobby Members of the European Parliament before the consent vote on ACTA. People from other EU countries, please consider doing this too.
    • Australians: ACTA was tabled in Parliament in November 2011. The Joint Standing Committee on Treaties is inviting submissions on it. You know what to do.
    • New Zealanders: as far as I can tell, ACTA has yet to be scrutinized by the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee. Unfortunately, Parliament does not have final approval on ratification, but we could at least make enough noise to put it on the political agenda.

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