Poland Prime Minister Suspends Any Effort To Ratify ACTA; May Kill ACTA In The EU
from the don't-piss-of-the-net dept
This is getting interesting. Following the growing protests about ACTA in Europe, as well as signs of US meddling, Poland's prime minister is making it clear that Poland will not ratify ACTA for the time being, leading to speculation that the EU may not actually join ACTA.Tusk's backtracking could spell the end of ACTA for the entire European Union. If Poland or any other EU member state, or the European Parliament itself, fails to ratify the document, it becomes null and void across the union. As it stands, there are already five member countries that have not even signed ACTA.
"I share the opinions of those who from the beginning said that consultations were not complete," Tusk said, according to a report in Wirtualna Polska. The 54-year-old prime minister added that a Polish rejection of ACTA is now on the table, and admitted that he had previously approached the agreement from a "20th century" perspective, due to his age.
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Viva Poland!!!
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Any man that looks down on another man for racial, ethnic or even religious reasons is not a whole man and is a burden to men and he should not be carried.
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And with bringing Germans into this you get an award of being a hypocrite.
But you could be a clever troll...strange are the ways of comment board on techdirt.
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TPP � TPPA � Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership Agreement- Intellectual Property Chapter
TPPA � Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement- Full - This one feels off, and like it is a distraction.
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Out of curiosity, who does the actual voting on ACTA ratification process in Poland and are they elected officials who could be swayed by public opposition? If so, gaining this extra time could prove crucial.
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But.. Tusk is a very skilled player and a great PR-ist so this won't be as easy as people think based on the today's declaration by Tusk. He has already managed to complaint on his officials, which is a clear sign of a heavy PR being turned on - this is his routine trick, like in the old Russia where Tzar was always the good guy, only officials were evil.
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FTW. Newest TD meme.
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New Games....
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The is the first time I've heard a politician from any country say that.
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Note that the people protesting in Poland were mostly young people that voted for Tusk in recent elections, so he is now in a damage control mode - and will say everything that's needed to re-gain as much support from them as possible.
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Use Jack Valenti's approach.
Temporarily postpone it until Forever minus one day.
(That is how long Jack Valenti proposed that copyrights should last.)
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He probably is counting on that.
It's not a bet I would make though, the collective consciousness of the internet does not forget so easily.
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Why do I feel the urge to giggle like a school girl? Way to go Dallas, er, Poland!
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I hate to get my hopes up, but it's sure starting to look that way.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sphynx_(cat)
I could totally see either of them sitting in their offices with one of these cats.
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Your absolutely right. The stuff politicans argue about in public is peanuts compared to the real deals being made behind our backs under the guise of "trade agreements".
Start a petition about requesting documents concerning ACTA. A newspaper or magazine should be on the trail for FOIA documents.
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Kill the Bill
Why are politicos looking to the past to "save jobs"? They need to look to the FUTURE and the future is the Creative Competition of the Internet. New personal content will create more jobs than Hollywood and past content.
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Politicians give out rights to collect monopoly rents, and in exchange, the politicians get to keep some of the gravy for themselves. This scam has been going on for over a century, it's just that the tax payers are finally getting sick of it.
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"20th century perspective"
Lawmakers haven't caught up with technology yet, and since technology accelerates at an exponential rate, probably never will.
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Google At It Again
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is the 'k st' area suitable for heavy industry? can we beg Bill Gates and Google to buy it up and encourage industry to put some union jobs there (free beer and public transportation from 1700 to 0300 on fri & sat!?!)? wouldn't that be awesome?
they could offer dibs on the choice positions to out of work lobbyists. you know, something they're actually qualified for (and, if you think like me, their karma _probably_ says they deserve) like bumper installing for one of those people who drive the cars off the line
this is so much faster than i ever dreamed possible
last thing - thanks Poland.
(yea, it's _always_ 1/2 full ...)
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGjbBeOnQ5g
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I read the same thing on slashdot.org last night from another Pole when I was reading about this there. It was quite a rousing discussion with quite a few Poles contributing, and very positive, anti-ACTA just like this one (not to take anything away from TD :-).
Thanks Chris for the report, and I hope for the best for yourself, Poland, and the EU. Much appreciated.
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But yes, the particular protest I linked to was the smallest one I've seen. It was more of an "afterparty" to the proper protest.
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Worse, once all the backroom dealing on ACTA is done, then ACTA signatories can bash all those nations not a party to it to conform or face sanctions, yada, yada. Lots of innocent nations were not invited and are not party to ACTA discussions. They will be subject to the result.
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