ACTA... it's going the rounds

I think I'm preaching to the converted here. But anyway.

Originally posted by cantarina1 at post

Originally posted by electricdruid at The fiasco continues

ACTA in a Nutshell –

What is ACTA?  ACTA is the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement. A new intellectual property enforcement treaty being negotiated by the United States, the European Community, Switzerland, and Japan, with Australia, the Republic of Korea, New Zealand, Mexico, Jordan, Morocco, Singapore, the United Arab Emirates, and Canada recently announcing that they will join in as well.

Why should you care about ACTA? Initial reports indicate that the treaty will have a very broad scope and will involve new tools targeting “Internet distribution and information technology.”

What is the goal of ACTA? Reportedly the goal is to create new legal standards of intellectual property enforcement, as well as increased international cooperation, an example of which would be an increase in information sharing between signatory countries’ law enforcement agencies.

Essential ACTA Resources - 

• Read more about ACTA here: ACTA Fact Sheet
• Read the authentic version of the ACTA text as of 15 April 2011, as finalized by participating countries here: ACTA Finalized Text
• Follow the history of the treaty’s formation here: ACTA history
• Read letters from U.S. Senator Ron Wyden wherein he challenges the constitutionality of ACTA: Letter 1 | Letter 2 | Read the Administration’s Response to Wyden’s First Letter here: Response
• Watch a short informative video on ACTA: ACTA Video
• Watch a lulzy video on ACTA: Lulzy Video

Say NO to ACTA. It is essential to spread awareness and get the word out on ACTA.

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Robert Burns...

I'd entirely forgotten this was Robbie Burns' Day until a friend from Texas sent me a card.

Wonder if I can find a kindred spirit to celebrate with...

A few quotes:

• I want someone to laugh with me, someone to be grave with me, someone to please me and help my discrimination with his or her own remark, and at times, no doubt, to admire my acuteness and penetration.
  
  
• Gie me ae spark o' Nature's fire,
  That's a' the learning I desire.
  
  
• While Europe's eye is fix'd on mighty things,
  The fate of empires and the fall of kings;
  While quacks of State must each produce his plan,
  And even children lisp the Rights of Man;
  Amid this mighty fuss just let me mention,
  The Rights of Woman merit some attention. (1792)
  
  
• God knows, I'm no the thing I should be,
  Nor am I even the thing I could be.
  

I love the phrase "quacks of state".