A.C.T.A. Ltd Information

ACTA aims to make copyright infringement a criminal offence. ACTA wants to make it possible for a government to cut you off the Internet because someone thinks you did something bad - they don't actually have to prove it though, accusation is enough. Similar efforts have already failed all over the world, e.g. in France and New Zealand . That's a sign, not a reason to try again. ACTA wants to set in stone that you have absolutely no rights when you cross borders. This is largely already the case - border officials can pretty much do with you whatever they want - now it's supposed to be made official, and legally binding. ACTA will create a culture of surveillance and suspicion . ACTA is designed to break the Internet, among other things. But worst of all: I am just speculating because we are not supposed to know the details . The best current source of information on ACTA seems to be Canadian law professor Dr. Michael Geist , who has been collecting content and linking to articles consistently since the ACTA negotiations commenced 2-3 years ago. The Electronic Frontier Foundation also has comprehensive resources available. It's even more important today than before to put an end to this secrecy . Don't let your government enter secret agreements that affect you and your life, refusing to talk to you about it beforehand, and probably refusing all responsibility afterwards. Talk to your politicians and ask questions that cannot be answered with stock replies . If you have specific contact addresses for politicians, please let me know so I can add them. Colin Jackson helped me with this article at Kiwi Foo Camp. He also takes an issue with the secrecy around ACTA .