ACTA is dead! : Othor Games

» Fri Dec 21, 2012 7:11 pm

In Europe, anyway.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/12/20/acta_gets_last_last_rites/

ACTA is completely, finally, no-turning-back dead-and-buried in Europe, with the European Commission admitting that there is “no realistic chance” of the treaty being adopted in Europe.

» Fri Dec 21, 2012 8:46 am

Hurray for Europe!

» Fri Dec 21, 2012 1:32 pm

I'd forgotten that this was ever even a thing. Is that good or bad? :ermm:

» Fri Dec 21, 2012 11:29 am

This is good news.

We will let this thread stay open as long as we keep politics out of it. Let's keep this to ACTA.

» Fri Dec 21, 2012 9:31 am

I'd forgotten that this was ever even a thing. Is that good or bad? :ermm:

As a trade agreement, the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement was able to sidestep a lot of processes which (can) protect the people from dodgy laws, but any country that buys into it is required to do various things which are very definitely bad for consumers.

» Fri Dec 21, 2012 9:19 am

Ding dong, the pitch is dead! :dance:

» Fri Dec 21, 2012 7:59 am

As a trade agreement, the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement was able to sidestep a lot of processes which (can) protect the people from dodgy laws, but any country that buys into it is required to do various things which are very definitely bad for consumers.

No, I meant that I didn't know if it was good or bad that I'd forgotten about it.

» Fri Dec 21, 2012 3:32 am

And let's make sure it's ugly cousin SOPA gets it too.

» Fri Dec 21, 2012 7:29 pm

No, I meant that I didn't know if it was good or bad that I'd forgotten about it.

Well, what I said translates as, "ACTA is bad. It is bad for consumers and is a sneaky way to bypass some democratic processes, which is also very bad in itself. So it being well and truly killed in the EU is a good thing."

» Fri Dec 21, 2012 10:22 am

Hurra for Europa!

» Fri Dec 21, 2012 3:50 pm

That's welcome news! Hurray for Europe!

» Fri Dec 21, 2012 5:46 pm

Ding dong, the pitch is dead! :dance:

» Fri Dec 21, 2012 4:41 pm

Well, what I said translates as, "ACTA is bad. It is bad for consumers and is a sneaky way to bypass some democratic processes, which is also very bad in itself. So it being well and truly killed in the EU is a good thing."

I know what it was and what it did (Or tried to do), I had just completely forgotten that it existed in the first place.

» Fri Dec 21, 2012 7:30 pm

I know what it was and what it did (Or tried to do), I had just completely forgotten that it existed in the first place.

You weren't very clear about it... a bit like ACTA itself

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