ThruIT

Information has been appearing all over the ‘net about the secret Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement being negotiated between roughly 40 nations in Seoul, South Korea. Rumblings about ACTA have been going on for a while now, but it seems what is actually in the treaty is beginning to come to light. What is allegedly being discussed is terrifying – a global DMCA-like regime that makes ISP’s the watchdog for copyrighted content (lions), three strikes disconnect policy (tigers), the end or major changes to safe harbor provisions (bears), and other major changes that could dramatically change the internet forever (Oh my!).

Different arguments have been made in the past for the treatment of ex-convicts and their privacy. Various laws have been implemented that violates their privacy (for example Meghan’s Law) and this article is not setting out to argue whether they are right or wrong. However, a new law that is starting tomorrow in Georgia seems to be a little bit too extreme.