The new Canadian legislation (slipped through on the day the PM made his own Rudd-like apology to canada's equivalent of the stolen generation and so slipping under a lot of radar) is unsurprisingly very like the outlines of ACTA
The biggest worry is that ACTA also seems very much inspired by the late Jack Valenti, who was also gunning for the inclusion of draconian Digital Rights management in the upcoming Internet Protocal version 6, due for full introduction in 2010, which is about when we run out of 12-digit address codes in the existing IPv5. Sean On 21/09/08 9:40 AM, "Bronwyn Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi folks, > > I would like to draw your attention to the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade > Agreement (ACTA) that is currently being negotiated by a number of > international countries - including New Zealand. > > This is something that should be of concern to digital artists - > specifically those of the type that use appropriated/borrowed/found material > in their work, and those who use the internet (for whatever reason, ever!!) > > To quickly summarise the history of ACTA thus far: > > Although it's called "counterfeiting" it's actually about tracking > copyrighted material online, not just fake bank notes & Gucci bags. > Currently if the police want to search your house or tap your phone or > internet they'd need to present evidence to a judge, however with this > proposed treaty then any copyright holder would be able to bypass the court > and monitor your internet connection, your friends internet connections, and > your travels overseas - all in the name of "protecting artists work". As an > artist, I'm not quite convinced that the protection of > my work's copyright warrants this kind of activity. > There have been several months of negotiation between the governments of New > Zealand and other countries including USA, Switzerland, Japan, Australia, > South Korea, Canada, Mexico & the European Union on ACTA. This international > negotiation has been taking place without public consultation until some > (copyrighted?!) information was leaked to the internet. > > This may sound like a conspiracy theory but as you'll see the details are > now public and available for anyone to understand. It's anti-piracy taken to > the level of privacy invasion. > > ...you can read more at http://www.bronwyn.co.nz > > Those pushing for the Treaty to go through have said they would like to get > it resolved internationally by Christmas this year (2008!!) so there is some > urgency around the process - particularly with NZ having an election before > then. > > So, if you find issue with this I would recommend that you raise it with > your local candidates and make a reasoned argument about the dangers of > excessive IP legislation and enforcement as an artist or otherwise! > > You can find more information here: > > - Radio NZ podcast (with Lynn Freeman & Colin Jackson) - ACTA bit starts at > 4:05<http://podcast.radionz.co.nz/ntn/ntn-20080710-1147-New_Technology-048.mp3> > > - Wikipedia.org: Anti-Counterfeiting Trade > Agreement<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-Counterfeiting_Trade_Agreement> > - Wikileaks.org: Proposed US ACTA multi-lateral intellectual property trade > agreement > (2007)<http://wikileaks.org/wiki/Proposed_US_ACTA_multi-lateral_intellectual_p > roperty_trade_agreement_%282007%29> > - med.govt.nz: Anti-Counterfeiting Trade > Agreement<http://www.med.govt.nz/templates/ContentTopicSummary____34357.aspx> > - it.gen.nz: Your rights on the internet at > stake<http://it.gen.nz/2008/07/10/your-rights-on-the-internet-at-stake/> > - it.gen.nz: Submission on ACTA <http://it.gen.nz/submission-on-acta/> > - acta.lemming-brothers.com: Completed > submission<http://acta.lemming-brothers.com/tiki-index.php?page=Completed+Subm > ission> > > ...and by googling "Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement" > > > Bronwyn Holloway-Smith > > -- > www.bronwyn.co.nz > www.myspace.com/elbowvsknee > _______________________________________________ > Ada_list mailing list > [email protected] > http://aotearoadigitalarts.org.nz/ Prof Sean Cubitt [EMAIL PROTECTED] Director Media and Communications Program Faculty of Arts Room 127 John Medley East The University of Melbourne Parkville VIC 3010 Australia Tel: + 61 3 8344 3667 Fax:+ 61 3 8344 5494 M: 0448 304 004 Skype: seancubitt http://www.culture-communication.unimelb.edu.au/media-communications/ http://homepage.mac.com/waikatoscreen/ http://seancubitt.blogspot.com/ http://del.icio.us/seancubitt Editor-in-Chief Leonardo Book Series http://leonardo.info _______________________________________________ Ada_list mailing list [email protected] http://aotearoadigitalarts.org.nz/
