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ACTA to be signed tomorrow by gov.

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  • #2
    John Doe1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,921 ✭✭✭John Doe1


    Right lads, get the gunpowder and meet me underneath parliament


  • #3
    Mickey H
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,822 ✭✭✭Mickey H


    John Doe1 wrote: »
    Right lads, get the gunpowder and meet me underneath parliament

    I'll bring the matches. ;)


  • #4
    Run_to_da_hills
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,009 ✭✭✭✭Run_to_da_hills


    It's finally come.

    It doesn't seem like two years ago. :p

    ACTA.......is ready to attack your IPOD


  • #5
    ejmaztec
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,369 ✭✭✭✭ejmaztec


    I hope my knock-off AK47 doesn't fail me when everything kicks off.


  • #6
    Bullchomper
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 365 ✭✭Bullchomper


    I'll press that button on the luas...


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  • #7
    Stereomaniac
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,167 ✭✭✭Stereomaniac


    For anything to change, these jokes need to not be. People need to start taking action now.


  • #8
    Dannyboi3k
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 637 ✭✭✭Dannyboi3k


    Looks like its too late to do anything if its being signed tomorrow?


  • #9
    Run_to_da_hills
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,009 ✭✭✭✭Run_to_da_hills


    Under the ACTA agreement customs officials could nab you for the unauthorised content of your Laptop, IPhone, Ipod, MP3 player etc


  • #10
    Dannyboi3k
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 637 ✭✭✭Dannyboi3k


    Hmm.. guess everyones laptop/ipod/iphone/mp3 player/PC etc is gonna be nabbed so.

    Digital / Virtual dictatorship.

    Bye Bye freedom...


  • #11
    Doc Ruby
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,956 ✭✭✭Doc Ruby


    Names of the signatories please, I'd like to remind people who not to vote for in future.

    Loud and often.


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  • #12
    Dannyboi3k
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 637 ✭✭✭Dannyboi3k


    Modern day Nazi-ism


  • #13
    Overheal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 86,683 ✭✭✭✭Overheal


    Run_to_da_hills wrote: »
    It's finally come.

    It doesn't seem like two years ago. :p

    ACTA.......is ready to attack your IPOD
    Oh my goodness. My post in that thread means... I may have to eat my own shoe.

    I was right though, It was nowhere near time to panic about it 27 months ago. But you'd hear about it every once in a while until up to this last months when you can't get away from it.

    I wouldn't necessarily wait until tomorrow to start protesting, or at the very least start protesting bright and early, you want to get there before the politicians do.


  • #14
    AlmightyCushion
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 35,351 Mod ✭✭✭✭AlmightyCushion


    Dannyboi3k wrote: »
    Modern day Nazi-ism
    Oh no, he's far worse than hitler. You wouldn't have hitler trying to kill the internet.


  • #15
    Doc Ruby
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,956 ✭✭✭Doc Ruby


    Overheal wrote: »
    I wouldn't necessarily wait until tomorrow to start protesting, or at the very least start protesting bright and early, you want to get there before the politicians do.
    Too late for that. What you want is for it to be known that every name signed on that piece of paper is the end of a political career.

    Always time for that.


  • #16
    Overheal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 86,683 ✭✭✭✭Overheal


    Doc Ruby wrote: »
    Too late for that. What you want is for it to be known that every name signed on that piece of paper is the end of a political career.

    Always time for that.
    ^Everyone should repost this among their social media.


  • #17
    Stereomaniac
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,167 ✭✭✭Stereomaniac


    Woah Doc, this is HEAVY!


  • #18
    Lone Stone
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,404 ✭✭✭Lone Stone


    They have awoke the DRAGON :mad:


  • #19
    PseudoFamous
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,514 ✭✭✭PseudoFamous


    Well, fuck.

    There really seems to be no transparency when it comes to internet dealings by the government. We should really set up a website designed to alert Irish people of upcoming legislation and the potential dangers.


  • #20
    Gman1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 239 ✭✭Gman1


    PseudoFamous wrote: »
    Well, fuck.

    There really seems to be no transparency when it comes to internet dealings by the government. We should really set up a website designed to alert Irish people of upcoming legislation and the potential dangers.

    The potential danger is the government.

    They want to bring in these internet laws because
    Major entertainment companies are losing money with an extinct business model and to stop the ability of the people to rise up against governments. Like twitter/facebook was used in the arab spring.


  • #21
    quietriot
    Closed Accounts Posts: 347 ✭✭quietriot


    Dannyboi3k wrote: »
    Hmm.. guess everyones laptop/ipod/iphone/mp3 player/PC etc is gonna be nabbed so.

    Digital / Virtual dictatorship.

    Bye Bye freedom...

    You say as though you have a right to pirate other people's creative content?

    If you steal from a shop and make it out undetected, that doesn't make the goods you've stolen your property. If you're subsequently caught with said stolen goods, you'll be charged as per the law.

    It doesn't magically change just because the product you're stealing isn't a physical entity.


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  • #22
    Gman1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 239 ✭✭Gman1


    quietriot wrote: »
    You say as though you have a right to pirate other people's creative content?

    If you steal from a shop and make it out undetected, that doesn't make the goods you've stolen your property. If you're subsequently caught with said stolen goods, you'll be charged as per the law.

    It doesn't magically change just because the product you're stealing isn't a physical entity.

    The only problems I can see with that is how do they prove your media is copyright infringing?

    Are you guilty and then have to show receipts, money transfer info to prove you bought the media?
    Or do they have to prove its obtained illegally?

    I can guarantee, they wont have to prove anything. It will be up to you to prove you bought it.


  • #23
    WindSock
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,239 ✭✭✭✭WindSock


    And I only just finished finally downloading a car :(


  • #24
    ilovesleep
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,619 ✭✭✭ilovesleep


    What does this mean?

    I buy my music from itunes


  • #25
    Doc Ruby
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,956 ✭✭✭Doc Ruby


    Stereomaniac wrote: »
    Woah Doc, this is HEAVY!
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZA7T7ffE0mM&feature=youtu.be&t=13s


  • #26
    Victor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 78,926 ✭✭✭✭Victor


    http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2012/0126/1224310756875.html
    http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2012/0126/1224310756861.html


  • #27
    Gman1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 239 ✭✭Gman1


    WindSock wrote: »
    And I only just finished finally downloading a car :(

    http://torrentfreak.com/the-pirate-bay-wants-you-to-really-download-a-car-120124/

    Soon! :P


  • #28
    quietriot
    Closed Accounts Posts: 347 ✭✭quietriot


    Gman1 wrote: »
    The only problems I can see with that is how do they prove your media is copyright infringing?

    Are you guilty and then have to show receipts, money transfer info to prove you bought the media?
    Or do they have to prove its obtained illegally?

    I can guarantee, they wont have to prove anything. It will be up to you to prove you bought it.

    Well obviously it should always be a case of innocent until proven guilty. There is absolutely no need for you to be carrying receipts around with you to validate the content on your ipod, it is up for them to determine a non-invasive way to find pirated content and to be honest, I'm sure they'll absolutely struggle to do so.

    I'd imagine a lot of it is scaremongering anyway. Implementing more hassle at the airport on behalf of the music industry would kick up a **** storm with the EU. I mean, tourists would then have to bring proof their content is legit also, which immediately would prevent such a thing being implemented as we're not going to do anything more to damage the tourist industry at the moment.

    These laws are worthy of concern, absolutely, but I think a lot of people are kicking up a fuss merely because they don't want to be stopped infringing on the rights of creative content producers.


  • #29
    Mr Trade In
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,705 ✭✭✭Mr Trade In


    Anonymous and anyone with a V(Guy Fawkes) mask will have a busy day ahead of them tomorrow.


  • #30
    quietriot
    Closed Accounts Posts: 347 ✭✭quietriot


    Mr Trade In wrote: »
    Anonymous and anyone with a V(Guy Fawkes) mask will have a busy day ahead of them tomorrow.
    ANYONE?!

    *scrambles to hide halloween costume*

    Well, I guess it is the same group that essentially made a lot of innocent people part of their crimes in DDOS'ing governmental computers the world wide...


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  • #31
    PseudoFamous
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,514 ✭✭✭PseudoFamous


    Victor wrote: »
    http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2012/0126/1224310756875.html
    http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2012/0126/1224310756861.html
    And this, this is the very reason that the media are untrustworthy.


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