ACTA is one more offensive against the sharing of culture on the Internet.
ACTA (Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement) is an agreement secretly negotiated by a small “club” of like-minded countries (39 countries, including the 27 of the European Union, the United States, Japan, etc). Negotiated instead of being democratically debated, ACTA bypasses parliaments and international organizations to dictate a repressive logic dictated by the entertainment industries.
ACTA would impose new criminal sanctions forcing Internet actors to monitor and censor on-line communications. It is thus a major threat to freedom of expression on-line and creates legal uncertainty for Internet companies. In the name of trademarks and patents, it would also hamper access to generic medicines in poor countries.
The European Parliament now has an ultimate opportunity to reject ACTA.
What you should do?
There is a nice wiki on how to act against ACTA, use it:
http://www.laquadrature.net/wiki/How_to_act_against_ACTA
Fight for your freedom!
Watchout! 