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Jan 26, 2012

Thousands of protesters have taken to Poland's streets over the signing of an international treaty activists say amounts to internet censorship. On January 26 Prime Minister Donald Tusk's government signed the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement in Tokyo.

The treaty, known as Acta, aims to establish international standards to enforce intellectual property rights. Dozens of government websites have been hacked in protest.

Caught in the ACTA: More angry protests break out in Poland - YouTube



Jan 27, 2012

More angry protests have broken out in Poland, after the government gave its support to an international anti-piracy treaty. Activists say the pact, known as ACTA, will choke freedom of online expression. Poland joined several other EU countries in a closed-door signing ceremony in Japan on Thursday.

Anti ACTA protests in Poland 25.01.2012 - movie. - YouTube



Jan 26, 2012

Trailer from protests against ACTA and government.

Day 8, Poland doesn't want ACTA! - YouTube




Jan 25, 2012
Warsaw demonstration against ACTA. I lost my voice by shouting, but it was worth it! STOP ACTA!

Peaceful demonstration against ACTA turns into a riot in Poland - YouTube




Jan 26, 2012

Peaceful demonstration against ACTA turns into a riot in Poland

All country unite against ACTA! - YouTube



Jan 24, 2012
This is a message to each and every user of the free internet! SAY NO TO ACTA!

DO NOT LET GOVERNMENT TAKE YOUR FREEDOM.

Polish users also say NO to ACTA!

Malbork says NO to ACTA!

Together we can stop this!

US Signs onto ACTA - YouTube



ACTA has officially been signed. The US and seven other countries all signed on to the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement to fight against the infringement of intellectual property rights, aiming to counter piracy and counterfeiting on a global scale, and as some critics say, impose the draconian laws of the US on the rest of the world. CNET's Declan McCullagh discusses.

and as some critics say, impose the draconian laws of the US on the rest of the world. CNET's Declan McCullagh discusses

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I remember when we used to talk about the draconian laws in the socialist countries and behind the Iron Curtin.

the big issue that many are not aware of .... this government wants to be able to shut down ANY website with NO Recourse; No Jury; No Trial... just shut it down and that website is silenced forever. They could do it to the Drudge Report; they could do it to ALIPAC; they could do it to any Website of the Far Left when a Republican is in office and a Democrate could do the same to a far right website that did nothing wrong

The thing is ... the government dosnt have to show proof; the public has to take the governments word as the truth, the gospel and once that website is shut down it is gone

this process will continue until there is no internet

Polish Web Sites To Go Dark To Protest ACTA
By Vanessa Gera
January 25, 2012 9:29AM

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Poland's support for the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, or ACTA, has sparked days of Internet protests by groups who fear it could lead to online censorship. Now several sites plan to go dark in protest. ACTA shares some similarities with the hotly debated Stop Online Piracy Act in the U.S., which was shelved by lawmakers last week.

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Several popular Polish Web sites are planning to go dark for an hour Tuesday evening to protest the government's plan to sign an international copyright treaty.

Poland's support for the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, or ACTA, has sparked days of Internet protests by groups who fear it could lead to online censorship.

The sites that are protesting are primarily ones that are popular with young people and carry a mix of celebrity news, jokes, funny photographs and other entertaining material.

One site -- Wykop.pl - newsy, aktualno -- said that "under the banner of fighting piracy and concerns about intellectual property, ACTA will limit the rights of each of us."

However, an influential group representing authors and composers -- known by its Polish acronym, ZAIKS -- has thrown its support behind ACTA. ZAIKS argued that ACTA will not hurt Internet freedom but protect the rights of creators. It said that Internet piracy is now robbing artists and the state treasury of hundreds of millions of zlotys (many millions of dollars) in income.

ACTA shares some similarities with the hotly debated Stop Online Piracy Act in the U.S., which was shelved by lawmakers last week after Wikipedia and Google blacked out or partially obscured their Web sites for a day in protest.

In recent days, a group calling itself "Anonymous" attacked Polish government Web sites, leaving several paralyzed on Sunday and Monday. On Tuesday, most appeared to be working again, though the prime minister's site was unreachable. Still, Polish leaders are vowing to stick to plans to sign ACTA in Tokyo on Thursday.

ACTA has been negotiated by a number of industrialized countries that have been struggling for ways to fight counterfeiting and intellectual property theft -- crimes that cause huge losses to the movie and music industries and many other sectors.

The far-reaching agreement would cover everything from counterfeit pharmaceuticals to fake designer handbags to online piracy. The U.S. government calls it "a groundbreaking initiative by key trading partners to strengthen the international legal framework for effectively combating global proliferation of commercial-scale Relevant Products/Services counterfeiting and piracy."

The United States signed ACTA in October in Tokyo along with seven other countries: Australia, Canada, South Korea, Japan, New Zealand, Morocco and Singapore.

Now it awaits signing by a number of other parties involved in negotiating the agreement, including the European Union, Mexico and Switzerland, according to the Web site of the Office of the United States Trade Representative.

Critics of ACTA accuse the negotiating countries of hammering out the agreement in secret and failing to consult with the broader societies along the way.

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