Neowin News Feed for: Acta

A slip of the tongue gives away CETA's influences from ACTA

Paul Ferson — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 01:40:19 +0000

ACTA and the whole copyright concern around it, was thought to have been laid to rest. It hasn't been: A European Commission negotiator managed to let slip CETA copies from ACTA. Read more...

European Parliament rejects ACTA in crushing defeat

Steven Parker — Wed, 04 Jul 2012 11:31:24 +0000

The European Parliament showed some stones today and has thrown out the controversial Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) in a vote that ended with 478 votes against, and just 39 in favor. Read more...

Here's the deal - the Declaration of Internet Freedom

Tyler Holman — Wed, 04 Jul 2012 11:21:00 +0000

The fight for internet freedom could be getting a little bit more defined; one group has created the Declaration of Internet Freedom, a bare-bones summary of their idea of 'digital rights.' Read more...

ACTA protests take to the streets in Europe today

John Callaham — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 17:16:53 +0000

A large number of people are protesting in the streets all over Europe today, giving a real world voice against the signing of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement. Read more...

Germany to postpone its vote on ACTA

John Callaham — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:20:24 +0000

Germany has announced that the country has postponed its vote on the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, showing that ACTA is starting to lose support in the European territories. Read more...

Anonymous attacking Mexican web sites

John Callaham — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 18:24:40 +0000

The hacker group Anonymous is continuing to launch cyber attacks on various web sites around the world, with the newest victims being three Mexican government-based web sites. Read more...

Polish lawmakers wear Guy Fawkes masks to protest ACTA

John Callaham — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 01:14:42 +0000

In a strange twist, some lawmakers in Poland donned Guy Fawkes-styles masks, the same that have been used by Anonymous members, to protest the country's signing of ACTA. Read more...