ACTA - thoughts?

[Ever]

It is surprising how many people I come across that have no idea what this is -

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-Counterfeiting_Trade_Agreement

You can also find the "leaked" bill on TPB.

In all honesty I cannot possibly fathom this bill being passed.

comments? thoughts?

[Sword1776]

Oh, believe it. Being a treaty instead of a law is how they slipped through a bunch of nonsense with NAFTA... stuff that affects schools and businesses, stuff that isn't even related to international trade. Republicans, Democrats, they're all in the same gang. The same big money interests are paying off both parties.

[Patman128]

Oh, believe it. Being a treaty instead of a law is how they slipped through a bunch of nonsense with NAFTA... stuff that affects schools and businesses, stuff that isn't even related to international trade. Republicans, Democrats, they're all in the same gang. The same big money interests are paying off both parties.

And the governments of Australia, Canada, the European Union, Japan, Mexico, Morocco, New Zealand, the Republic of Korea, Singapore and Switzerland, apparently. It's so sad that all these people can be duped into supporting a small group of multinational corporations against the interests of their own people.

[faramir118]

They aren't being duped, they're being paid.

[Toinan67]

Everything is money (or sex).