Not even the US or Israel appear to have this, on their agenda, not according to the gentleman, who cites the countries, at the end. Yet ANOTHER example of someone/group, wanting this, who are not the actual people of the island. People are barely informed, never mind asked, and no matter what little political box one believes themselves to be in, surely no one can favour a system that lends itself to such methods. If that happened in a non Western nation, our own media would be all over it, as an example of overt state power, and those that operate their strings. The people are not going to benefit from this, but once again, the public are paying for what won't be to their benefit, just like always. So, if the public will not benefit, who does? Since someone must. Easy....those that are such control freaks, that their desire for absolute information is rampant, and those that make, and operate the software. [video=youtube;HsihITz7-RQ]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsihITz7-RQ[/video]
ACTA killed: MEPs destroy treaty in final vote ACTA has received a knockout blow from the European Parliament as the majority of MEPs voted in favor of rejecting the controversial trade agreement, which critics say would protect copyright at the expense of freedom of speech on the Internet. MEPs voted overwhelmingly against ACTA, with 478 votes against and only 39 in favor of it. There were 146 abstentions. “In am proud to say that the highly controversial Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) will not come into force in the European Union,” the Treaty’s rapporteur in the European Parliament, David Martin MEP, wrote on his blog after the session. Martin recommended that Parliament reject the treaty as it would not effectively tackle online piracy. The anti-ACTA mood was strong among MEPs during the session, with some members holding banners reading “Hello democracy. Goodbye ACTA”. The ACTA-killing vote came despite an attempt by supporters of the treaty to postpone the crucial vote at the Parliamentary plenary session on Wednesday. However, as Martin writes, MEPs “were able to build a strong majority and defeated the call for a postponement.” “This is a historic day in terms of European politics,” he wrote. The European Parliament vote means that 22 European member states cannot ratify ACTA into their local sovereign law. Earlier all five parliament committees reviewing ACTA voted in favor of rejecting the international treaty. The European Parliament was supported by 2.8 million European citizens around the globe who signed a petition calling for MEPs to reject the agreement. Thousands of EU citizens lobbied for blocking ACTA in street demonstrations, e-mails to MEPs and calls to their offices. “On July 4, Europe celebrates a day of independence from American special interests. Today, we stood up for our most basic rights against corporate giants, and won,” Rick Falkvinge, the founder of the Swedish Pirate Party , wrote. “This is a huge victory for the citizenship, for democracy and for freedom online. We worked very hard for the last four years to achieve this,” Jeremie Zimmermann, a co-founder and spokesperson for civil advocacy group La Quadrature du Net, told RT. (*) What's next for ACTA? In theory, ACTA could still come into force outside the EU, between the United States and a number of smaller states like Australia, Canada, Japan, Morocco, New Zealand, Singapore and South Korea, where the treaty is widely supported. ACTA was developed with the participation of a number of countries, including all those listed above and others since 2007. When the ramifications of the agreement came to wider public knowledge this year, a wave of protests hit several countries. The EU suspended the ratification of ACTA in February to reconsider it. ACTA could still be revived in the EU if the European Commission, the bloc's executive body, calls for the agreement's implementation and wins a court decision over it. However, non-EU countries will still be able to shape laws around the treaty's mandates, but ACTA will be significantly reduced without Europe's support. ACTA “was wrong from the start” says Martin, adding that they “need to start again from scratch.” The proposed Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement is aimed at protecting copyright over a wide range of industries. ACTA would require signatory states to impose draconian restrictions on online privacy in the drive to eradicate content piracy and the sale of counterfeit branded goods through the internet. The main focus of criticism was targeting the impact it would cause to internet freedom. http://www.rt.com/news/acta-eu-parliament-vote-400/
ACTA ain't 'dead' mate, trust me on that. Those that desire total control, for they are insecure, they are not going to go away, or give up. They will merely regroup, and think as to how they can do it, another way. All under the guise of wanting to ensure that no one file shares Lady Ga Ga's latest filth video.
In my opinion, there should be no secrecy in US government operations outside of the military, especially in police operations. From one perspective, if perjury is an offense, then the moral turpitude of bearing false witness to an electorate that should more well informed, rather than less well informed, should also be usable for impeaching testimony from any officer of a public trust under the United States, especially with a McCarthy era phrase in our pledge.
There is MORE secrecy than at any time. Ever. The US state machine (which has been hijacked), has never been MORE remote, from the people. Never has it's agenda, and the interests of the people, been so different. Never have there been as many laws, as there are today. My feeling is that most Americans seem to think that if evil gangsters are going to run their country, then maybe they will limit their crimes to 'the rest of the world'. No. It will get harsher for Americans, as well. Much. You watch. Four years from today. Mark this post. Americans will be going to new and private prisons, having violated a new and broad range of laws. Poverty will increase to levels never seen before, in the US. There will be massive social unrest, leading to violent clashes between Americans, and they now entirely owned 'police'. Within that period, a stain will be placed on all good Americans, by way of gangsters manipulating some form of nuclear strike. Jack
Is it any wonder we are also running massive deficits instead of massive surpluses, and blaming welfare recipients?
Well, the French should enjoy the Shampagne from Bolivia, the English should love riding about on their Chinese Areols and the Germans will certainly love the new Korean Merkedeze Bentz. At least they will be able to file share the latest Lady Go Go song. (The vid features some Chinese guy in a blonde wig, singing in Engrish)
No wonder from me, or anyone that has half a wit, to be honest. But, you see, this is what happens with mass media, it acts as a great lightening rod...to get stupid morons to blame those even less fortunate than they are. It is almost painful and comical, in equal measure, watching the sheeple, who are often working class, persecuting all those on benefits, not realising, that any time soon, coming to a town near them.....unemployment. Oh, and there won't be the job to replace the one they lost, so....they had best start hating on themselves. Jack
