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Belgium against ACTA

Belgium against ACTA

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Started by Anonymous 14 years, 6 months ago

What is ACTA exactly? Check the links for more info.

We
The Citizens of Belgium
Conclude
That we are subjected to international treaties that can have major impacts on our freedom of speech without being protected by our government.
That a giant treaty like ACTA can have major consequences for our privacy. That we can’t defend or voice our opinions about it because of information that is being withheld from the public. That the government ignores one of the most vital laws (Wet Openbaarheid van Bestuur en Privacy) and we the public request that the government immediately utilizes all of the resources to make the documents around the ACTA treaty public and accessible for everybody and host a public debate. Until that time we would like a rejection of any further approaches towards the ACTA treaty from this moment forward or to reject the treaty completely.


Arguments:

The case for transparency
- the use of appropriate democratic processes in the formation of domestic law and government policy

The case for fairness and equity in law
- managing the balance between protecting the rights of copyright holders, and preserving the civil rights of individual citizens, how ACTA could undermine the balance and fairness essential to New Zealand copyright

The case for laws that support value creation
- managing the balance between providing incentives and remuneration for the creation of creative works, and businesses that rely on copyright exceptions (e.g. fair use, safe harbours) plus enabling innovation in business models, products and services through new technology.

The case against protectionism - balancing the economic good of the profitability of a small number of large companies with the economic good created by an open and relatively unregulated Internet

The case for thorough economic analysis and for tough negotiation in Free Trade Agreements
- achieving Free Trade Agreements that benefit New Zealand economically

Updates

Reached 1,000 supporters

January 25, 2012

January 24, 2012

The government thought they could hide this treaty in the dark but the momentum we have built proves they failed. This surge in support proves that Belgian citizens are finished with being kept in the dark by officials who prioritize corporate interests over our fundamental rights. We are not going anywhere until they open these documents to the public.

Reached 100 supporters

January 24, 2012

7 Comments

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Bart Mansour
14 years ago Featured

Finally someone doing something about this. Keep our internet free.

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Thomas Preston
14 years ago Featured

Stop trying to control the internet. We deserve to know what is in these deals before they get shoved down our throats.

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Kevin McBride
14 years ago Featured

They think they can just ignore the public like we wont notice. BIG MISTAKE. Reject actaaaaa

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Sofie Bailey
14 years ago Featured

Ridiculous how everything happens behind closed doors. Keep your hands off our privacy!

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Jan Shaw
14 years ago Featured

Total transparency now. No more backroom deals that destroy our rights.

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Liesbeth Morales
14 years ago Featured

ACTA is just bad news for everyone. open the books.

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Patrick
10 years ago

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