ThatNewAndroidGuy
Android Enthusiast
I believe this can be EVO related, we do have one of the best smartphones ever built. We can put all of kinds of content on it, with up to 32 gigs, or more with extra SD cards, full of music, movies, pictures, and other types of media, legally or not. Not sure if any of you have heard of this group ACTA, you will now. Reason I'm posting this here is because we as gadget consumers, tend to carry around more than just one gadget. Also many of us travel, which means, the possibility of our gadgets getting taken away from us at security in airports, we use and love the internet and possibly abuse the sht out of our ISP's.
Technology Groups Criticize Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement | Security Management
Stop the anti-counterfeiting trade agreement - The Inquirer
The Volokh Conspiracy Is the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement Unconstitutional?
Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement | Electronic Frontier Foundation
And finally:
What is ACTA and why should you care? - Nathan Roach
An excerpt from the last link:
"3. Criminal Sanctions
As well, ACTA signatories will be required to adopt both civil and criminal legal sanctions for copyright owners' technological protection measures. That means things like unlocking cell phones, copying DVDs, or removing digital watermarks could be criminalized on a global level. Most reasoned observers would agree that copyright holders need to have a way to stop unauthorized copying. The "DVD pirate" who buys a DVD at Wal-Mart and sells 1,000 copies for $5 a pop out of the back of a van should be held properly accountable. But do you really want the FBI breaking down your front door when your child loads a "cracked" video game on his online-connected Xbox? "
What does this mean for us?
Possibilities:
Technology Groups Criticize Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement | Security Management
Stop the anti-counterfeiting trade agreement - The Inquirer
The Volokh Conspiracy Is the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement Unconstitutional?
Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement | Electronic Frontier Foundation
And finally:
What is ACTA and why should you care? - Nathan Roach
An excerpt from the last link:
"3. Criminal Sanctions
As well, ACTA signatories will be required to adopt both civil and criminal legal sanctions for copyright owners' technological protection measures. That means things like unlocking cell phones, copying DVDs, or removing digital watermarks could be criminalized on a global level. Most reasoned observers would agree that copyright holders need to have a way to stop unauthorized copying. The "DVD pirate" who buys a DVD at Wal-Mart and sells 1,000 copies for $5 a pop out of the back of a van should be held properly accountable. But do you really want the FBI breaking down your front door when your child loads a "cracked" video game on his online-connected Xbox? "
What does this mean for us?
Possibilities:
