McJobless Posted February 16, 2012 Author Share Posted February 16, 2012 From the reading the article, I'm assuming it's not actually websites we love or care about, such as Facebook, Google, Hotmail, RRU, and all the others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoenyx Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 I've found some information about the UN headquarters in New York City. Apparently, anyone who enters that building automatically has diplomatic immunity while they're on the premises. From what we already know, ACTA breaks several international treaties enforced by the UN, so the involved parties would have to answer to Interpol. Although Interpol enforces copyright law internationally, they also enforce such treaties and I would assume the latter takes priority. We need to contact the UN and let them know what's going on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Addictgamer Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 http://www.un.org/en/contactus/ Eh...Only website feedback? That's what I understood from this page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoenyx Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 Don't bother with the website. You'll have to talk to them in person. Edit: I'll have to talk to them in person. They're located in New York City and I'll need to charter a twin-prop to get there quick enough. A commercial flight won't be fast enough and I would risk running into rogue government officials up to no good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyrem Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 I've found some information about the UN headquarters in New York City. Apparently, anyone who enters that building automatically has diplomatic immunity while they're on the premises. From what we already know, ACTA breaks several international treaties enforced by the UN, so the involved parties would have to answer to Interpol. Although Interpol enforces copyright law internationally, they also enforce such treaties and I would assume the latter takes priority. We need to contact the UN and let them know what's going on. I'm sure you are not the first person to already have contacted them regarding these matters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Addictgamer Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 I'm sure you are not the first person to already have contacted them regarding these matters. On one hand, I agree. On the other, I doubt that. Thanks to the fact that most people don't even know what's happening down the street. And if they do, they don't give it a second thought. And if they do, they don't tell the people that can do something about it. But on the other hand, there are many people. Not all of them are like that ^. But on the other hand... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoenyx Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 On one hand, I agree. On the other, I doubt that. Thanks to the fact that most people don't even know what's happening down the street. And if they do, they don't give it a second thought. And if they do, they don't tell the people that can do something about it. But on the other hand, there are many people. Not all of them are like that ^. But on the other hand... To break down what you said, there's a low chance of someone already having done that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Addictgamer Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 Well. It could go either way (the breaking down of what I said), but that's what I'm inclined to think (on the matter of if somebody told them). It's much more likely someone from inside the UN itself noticed it than somebody from the outside having told them so far. That's what I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyrem Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 Some more reading material: http://torrentfreak.com/kim-dotcom-us-govt-is-protecting-an-outdated-monopolistic-business-model-120301/ McJobless 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoenyx Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 I'd hate to dig this topic up again, but Pakistan is pulling a China and trying to set up a "National Firewall" that would potentially block access to well known websites for over 20 million people. The good news, though, is that we can do something to stop it. https://www.accessnow.org/page/m/3717cdec/13a790ff/72d89ea6/1de40545/3867291991/VEsC/ This is a petition intended to stop internationally traded companies from assisting Pakistan with this project. Please sign it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffy Cupcake Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 Not about sopa? Create a new topic! Though I guess it is more organized keeping the anti-internet stuff all in one thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McJobless Posted March 12, 2012 Author Share Posted March 12, 2012 I'd hate to dig this topic up again, but Pakistan is pulling a China and trying to set up a "National Firewall" that would potentially block access to well known websites for over 20 million people. The good news, though, is that we can do something to stop it. https://www.accessno...867291991/VEsC/ This is a petition intended to stop internationally traded companies from assisting Pakistan with this project. Please sign it. Yeah, got the email this morning from a contact. This is absolutely disgusting behaviour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyrem Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 Pakistan. Doesn't suprise me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephyria Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 Wait I live in New york. Next time I go to the city, want me to pay a visit to the UN HQ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoenyx Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 Wait I live in New york. Next time I go to the city, want me to pay a visit to the UN HQ? That won't be necessary just yet. I think a wait-and-see approach is the best decision at the moment. The petitions have been more or less working so far, so to make such a drastic move now would be unnecessary unless things start to go downhill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minifig9292 Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 Why is this thread still going? SOPA is looooooooooong dead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyrem Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 Why is this thread still going? SOPA is looooooooooong dead. No it isn't. It's lurking... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoenyx Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 No it isn't. It's lurking... Indeed. Only time will tell if it ever tries to rear its ugly head again. But for now, at least the EU and US are safe (ACTA has been repealed in the EU, and so far I haven't really seen it enforced in the US, legitimately or otherwise, and was instituted without congressional approval anyway so it won't have any weight in the court system). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McJobless Posted March 13, 2012 Author Share Posted March 13, 2012 Why is this thread still going? SOPA is looooooooooong dead. This thread no longer pertains to just SOPA. This topic now is about all breaches of Freedom of Speech, specifically Government-created treaties, trade agreements and bills such as ACTA, TPPA, NDAA and so on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonic322 Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 Why is this thread still going? SOPA is looooooooooong dead. This thread no longer pertains to just SOPA. This topic now is about all breaches of Freedom of Speech, specifically Government-created treaties, trade agreements and bills such as ACTA, TPPA, NDAA and so on. Well you made the topic. To remove any further confusion then why don't you rename it something better? Fluffy Cupcake 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McJobless Posted March 13, 2012 Author Share Posted March 13, 2012 Well you made the topic. To remove any further confusion then why don't you rename it something better? Because there's no point. I'm not renaming it because the regular posters in this topic don't care. What this topic is called should be the least of our concerns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonic322 Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 Well you made the topic. To remove any further confusion then why don't you rename it something better? Because there's no point. I'm not renaming it because the regular posters in this topic don't care. What this topic is called should be the least of our concerns. Yes, they don't care until someone talks about something not related to SOPA and are asked to make a new topic about it instead of posting it here. Correct me if I am wrong but I think that is exactly why this topic became so popular right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoenyx Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 Correct me if I am wrong but I think that is exactly why this topic became so popular right now. I'm sorry if I sound rude, but how long did it take you to notice? Practically the only Internet vs Companies and Governments topic that this thread HASN'T covered is C-10 in Canada. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyrem Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 C-10 C-10 doesn't sound so bad, it's just looks like it is about making criminals stay in jail longer... which would be good here in Aus since sentence lengths are pathetic. McJobless 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoenyx Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 C-10 C-10 doesn't sound so bad, it's just looks like it is about making criminals stay in jail longer... which would be good here in Aus since sentence lengths are pathetic. If that's the case, then it's actually a good thing. We already have a similar law in the US, but it's unfortunately... not enforced in "special" cases. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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