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crooksandliars.com - 30 days ago
United States Pushing International, Mandatory Copyright Laws. Guilty Until Proven Innocent!
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Via Boing Boing, some shocking news : The internet chapter of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, a secret copyright treaty whose text Obama's administration refused to disclose due to "national security" concerns, has leaked . It's bad. It says: * * That ISPs have to proactively ...

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HorsesAss.Org — ... Why risk getting bashed and gassed when there’s YouTube? BTW, there’s a plan afoot that would care of the troublesome tubes under the guise of “copyright reform,” but I digress. ...

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