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« on: July 04, 2012, 08:38:09 AM » |
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Europeans are on a row these days. Yesterday the ECJ ruling to overrule the limitations software producers impose in licenses, and now this: The European Parliament decided to reject ACTA once and for all.Some institutions of Europeans are surprisingly responsive to the public. Even I (a citizen of Turkey, not EU) called a member of the European Parliament, told him that I was calling from Turkey, and I had objections against ACTA. I asked him to reject the treaty, and he said he would consider it. I don't think I could have such a civil and respectful conversation with any Turkish MP. I would receive an angry rebuke at best. Anyway, this is good. ed.: grammar fix |
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tomos
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« Reply #1 on: July 04, 2012, 09:14:27 AM » |
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Great news! and well done: I (a citizen of Turkey, not EU) called a member of the european parliament, told him that I was calling from Turkey, and I had objections against ACTA. I asked him to reject the treaty, and he said he would consider it.
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Curt
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« Reply #2 on: July 04, 2012, 11:36:28 AM » |
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Remember what you said, because in a day or two, I'll have a witty and blistering retort! You'll be devastated THEN!
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TaoPhoenix
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« Reply #3 on: July 04, 2012, 12:09:45 PM » |
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"So that's two for us" - but are we getting stronger or weaker? Will they spin all the parts like a Rubik's cube and succeed with a different version eventually?
But this is good, because this means that the EU Parliament is now fully aware, so hopefully if it re-emerges as a zombie it won't be the almost-skunking when people were going "huh?"
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« Reply #4 on: July 04, 2012, 12:54:19 PM » |
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"So that's two for us" - but are we getting stronger or weaker? Will they spin all the parts like a Rubik's cube and succeed with a different version eventually?
But this is good, because this means that the EU Parliament is now fully aware, so hopefully if it re-emerges as a zombie it won't be the almost-skunking when people were going "huh?"
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« Reply #5 on: July 04, 2012, 02:16:20 PM » |
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Won a battle - the war is far from over and the deck is stacked!
Good news for now though.
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TaoPhoenix
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« Reply #6 on: July 04, 2012, 02:31:39 PM » |
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Won a battle - the war is far from over and the deck is stacked!
Good news for now though.
I *so* wish I could develop an Intellectual Property News Collectible Card Game. I see all these little things like SOPA and ACTA and the rest almost like gaming decks. The **AA's friends open their binders of pieces, pick out their favorites, and shuffle them together! |
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joiwind
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« Reply #7 on: July 04, 2012, 04:00:18 PM » |
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It should perhaps be noted that the European Parliament voted against the European Commission which supported ACTA ...
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TaoPhoenix
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« Reply #8 on: July 04, 2012, 04:06:54 PM » |
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Though now that we made this milestone, and a couple of others, I might slow down and back away from this stuff for a while. I've got to catch up on personal stuff that's slid for a long time now.
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tomos
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« Reply #9 on: July 04, 2012, 04:10:27 PM » |
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It should perhaps be noted that the European Parliament voted against the European Commission which supported ACTA ...
AFAIK, with such a big majority, that means that the bill will not be brought to the table again (not in this form at any rate). That is all just "AFAIK" though... |
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