I really hope I am not breaking any rules - in the case that I am: mods, please don't hesitate to take it down immediately.
Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
An agreement that the US government has tried to keep a secret from the US public due to 'its sensitivity' has leaked on the internet because other countries did not want the same level of non-transparency. In a nutshell, the law gives ISPs as well as other agencies the right to search your electronics (iPods, computers, etc.) for counterfeit property without a warrant. This goes beyond the proverbial 'without reasonable doubt' and bases it solely on suspicion. Sounds like guilty until proven innocent to me.
Just to take a quote:
"It provides for criminalization of copyright infringement, granting law enforcement the powers to perform criminal investigation, arrests and pursue criminal citations or prosecution of suspects who may have infringed on copyright"
I just want to make clear that I *do not* dabble in such affairs, nor do I use the internet in a way that is not intended (aka file sharing, etc.) The reason I am against this is due primarily because of the principle of the matter, and quite frankly see it as unconstitutional.
Thoughts?
*Again, it is not my intent to break any rule set forth by Autopia*
Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
An agreement that the US government has tried to keep a secret from the US public due to 'its sensitivity' has leaked on the internet because other countries did not want the same level of non-transparency. In a nutshell, the law gives ISPs as well as other agencies the right to search your electronics (iPods, computers, etc.) for counterfeit property without a warrant. This goes beyond the proverbial 'without reasonable doubt' and bases it solely on suspicion. Sounds like guilty until proven innocent to me.
Just to take a quote:
"It provides for criminalization of copyright infringement, granting law enforcement the powers to perform criminal investigation, arrests and pursue criminal citations or prosecution of suspects who may have infringed on copyright"
I just want to make clear that I *do not* dabble in such affairs, nor do I use the internet in a way that is not intended (aka file sharing, etc.) The reason I am against this is due primarily because of the principle of the matter, and quite frankly see it as unconstitutional.
Thoughts?
*Again, it is not my intent to break any rule set forth by Autopia*