ACTA bill approved by Japanese government in quick vote

[Mike Oxlong]

The bill despised by internet citizens around the globe, ACTA (Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement), has reared its ugly head once more, getting passed in Japan after a government vote this week. It was scheduled to be voted on early in the week, but due to delays it was held on Thursday, September 6th, reportedly getting approved in the wee hours of the night, with the news greeting Japanese netizens and members of activist group Anonymous the next morning.

The ACTA bill was first introduced to Japan last October, after it was signed by other countries including the U.S., Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, Singapore, and Morocco. The website Japanese Internet Watch has said that the treaty designed to stop internet piracy and protect media copyright holders was approved in session of the House of Representatives (Lower House). A rough translation says that the vote took place very quickly, and the ACTA bill may have been passed in as little as four minutes. ACTA, like its predecessor SOPA, is decried by internet users around the world because of its near elimination of privacy and freedom of information for users, handing of all control to large corporations, and the fact that it does very little to address the problem of real piracy...

[matsuki]

...and how will Anonymous react now?

[Tsuru]

It doesn't really matter... you vote against ACTA and they will just keep on trying to pass it under a different name or as part of another treaty. Look up CETA.

[Coligny]

Big question right nao...

How those comminazys are going to hendle peoples with phonera open wifi access point ?
Not going to uplug mine because of Mickey Mouse laws...