tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5383512304639632735.post1520529529676913490..comments2024-01-23T07:34:52.253-08:00Comments on Copyrights & Campaigns: Debunking ACTA 'Fear Mongering and Misinformation'Ben Sheffnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06477793715765992689noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5383512304639632735.post-75420095966089943122012-01-25T14:23:43.085-08:002012-01-25T14:23:43.085-08:00Jeeze, then all that jabber that Anonymous blabber...Jeeze, then all that jabber that Anonymous blabbers about is REALLY dated, same with ITT, this bill also says that every country must DO SOMETHING not CENSOR the net over copyright, its like an Oath of some sort I guess. Besides its a bit late for it to step into the ball gameAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5383512304639632735.post-61938914624233051472009-11-19T10:28:44.859-08:002009-11-19T10:28:44.859-08:00It's hard to set the record straight when only...It's hard to set the record straight when only a select few know what the documents say. The negotiators say, "Trust us or at least trust these other people." Proponents and opponents are making an appeal to authority; neither side can (yet) point to the text.<br /><br />The intensity of the reaction is as much to the process as the (imagined) product.<br /><br />This level of secrecy may be par for the course when negotiating soybean agreements. But those don't potentially touch people's daily lives, and --- frankly --- most people have no idea those negotiations ever happen.<br /><br />Given that the subject areas of this treaty have also been subject to intense national debate in several countries, perhaps it makes sense for the negotiators to release more of the draft -- at least the parts that would quell any misunderstanding. Until then, they're just asking people who are already skeptical of their motives to shut up and trust them.Don Crusehttp://twitter.com/doncrusenoreply@blogger.com