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What would you say about the 3 strikes rule to the 79% of people globally that think Internet access is a fundamental right?

Submitted by Richard Barrington on Mon, 2010-03-08 12:21
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According to a recent BBC study, nearly 4 out of 5 people across 26 countries think that Internet access is a fundamental right. Progressive countries like Finland have made rulings supporting this as a human right already.

Aside from mandating changes in legislation, what actual trade incentives does ACTA offer to New Zealand and what are the actual economic benefits to individual New Zealanders?

Submitted by squirrel on Sat, 2009-12-12 23:58
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ACTA is being negotiated in secrecy under the position that it is a Trade Agreement. However, as ACTA appears to be largely about mandating legislative changes of member states, why is it not being negotiated as an International Treaty? Given all the publicly available information, including leaked drafts, the content of ACTA appears to be an International Treaty masquerading as a Trade Agreement (mandatory legislative changes to civil and criminal law and no actual trade incentives).

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