..on Sun, Sep 21, 2008 at 01:17:24PM +1000, Sean Cubitt wrote: > 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.
you mean 'IPv4' (4 blocks of 0-255) perhaps? julian -- julian oliver http://julianoliver.com messages containing HTML won't be read. > > > 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/ _______________________________________________ Ada_list mailing list [email protected] http://aotearoadigitalarts.org.nz/
