Once-Secret ACTA Copyright Treaty Approved By EU 255
itwbennett writes "By a vote of 331 to 294, the EU Parliament has approved the controversial and once-secret Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA). According to an ITworld article, 'the most controversial paragraph in the final text leaves the door open for countries to introduce the so-called three-strikes rule. This would cut Internet users off if they download copyright material as national authorities would be able to order ISPs to disclose personal information about customers.... The proposed agreement would also place sanctions against any device or software that is marketed as a means of circumventing access controls such as encryption or scrambling that are designed to prevent copying. It also requires legal measures against knowingly using such technology.'"
Re:Cool! (Score:5, Funny)
Strike one.
Re:Cool! (Score:3, Funny)
I wish they'd use bowling instead of baseball for the number of strikes.
"Hey dude! I scored 300 with my ISP! I'm going to the library!"
Re:Cool! (Score:5, Funny)
I wish that it was more like Golf.
Then if I didn't like that download I could call it a Mulligan, and if the ISP tells me I've got a Bogey all I have to do is get a Birdie next month and I'll make Par.
Then the Legalese can get extra convoluted.
Re:Cool! (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Cool! (Score:3, Funny)
Slashdot isn't staffed with people who understand the political structure of the EU?
Re:Banning FOSS? Can't happen soon enough (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Once again (Score:4, Funny)
"...injustice for the many."
The many just have to borrow a couple of guillotines(per country) from France and use them during the half-time of national football games(soccer/american). The rich/manipulative, as the cause of this shit and therefore initially responsible, go first. The politicians who are also responsible for not listening to the many will switch quick once they realize they're next. Ah hell, both at the same time with twice the fun in half the time. Once the body politic is directly held accountable for its behavior this shit goes away. You want to hold the big seat, pay the big price.
Problem fixed.
"Humans are not competent to govern themselves on a national level."
We've done it a hell of a lot longer than you now buzz off skynet!
Re:Cool! (Score:2, Funny)
The thing is, with these guys the par is 1, so it's awfully difficult to get birdies.
Re:Cool! (Score:4, Funny)
Sometimes it feels like there are approximately two people in the world who understand the political structure of the EU, so it's not particularly surprising that a random Slashdot staffer isn't one of them.
Neither am I, really.