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Today with the first public release of ACTA, the effects the international agreement will have on Free Software appear to be dangerous for its development and its distribution. First, by extending infringements proceedings and criminal offences to a broad scope of "intellectual property" including software patents. Second, by destabilizing the most important means of distribution for Free Software, which relies on an open and neutral platform on which online services are not meant to control whether "intellectual property rights" (including patents) are infringed. Third, by strengthening the protection of Digital Restrictions Managements (DRMs) against Free Software and fair competition.
So, these weasels finally come out from under their rock and lay a big giant pile of steaming excrement on our plates,...
Everyone in the open source community needs to make sure that any elected representatives they have who could be responsible for introducing legislation to approve ACTA measures in their respective countries are informed of their open source using constituency's intense displeasure of this thing...
This is worse than the legislation that Disney tried to have introduced in the US by "buying" a senator from Fla...
Well... they bought a Senator from South Carolina to get DMCA passed.
BTW, your post is insulting to weasels. As a domestic pet ferret owner I can tell you that some members of the weasel family are wonderful. There is nothing good about ACTA AFAICT.
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Everyone in the open source community needs to make sure that any elected representatives they have who could be responsible for introducing legislation to approve ACTA measures in their respective countries are informed of their open source using constituency's intense displeasure of this thing...
This is worse than the legislation that Disney tried to have introduced in the US by "buying" a senator from Fla...