The fiasco continues

Originally posted by electricdruid at The fiasco continues

ACTA in a Nutshell –

What is ACTA?  ACTA is the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement. A new intellectual property enforcement treaty being negotiated by the United States, the European Community, Switzerland, and Japan, with Australia, the Republic of Korea, New Zealand, Mexico, Jordan, Morocco, Singapore, the United Arab Emirates, and Canada recently announcing that they will join in as well.

Why should you care about ACTA? Initial reports indicate that the treaty will have a very broad scope and will involve new tools targeting “Internet distribution and information technology.”

What is the goal of ACTA? Reportedly the goal is to create new legal standards of intellectual property enforcement, as well as increased international cooperation, an example of which would be an increase in information sharing between signatory countries’ law enforcement agencies.

Essential ACTA Resources - 

• Read more about ACTA here: ACTA Fact Sheet
• Read the authentic version of the ACTA text as of 15 April 2011, as finalized by participating countries here: ACTA Finalized Text
• Follow the history of the treaty’s formation here: ACTA history
• Read letters from U.S. Senator Ron Wyden wherein he challenges the constitutionality of ACTA: Letter 1 | Letter 2 | Read the Administration’s Response to Wyden’s First Letter here: Response
• Watch a short informative video on ACTA: ACTA Video
• Watch a lulzy video on ACTA: Lulzy Video

Say NO to ACTA. It is essential to spread awareness and get the word out on ACTA.

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Job Search, Cheesecakes, and John Sheppard

1. I put in for a baking job this afternoon at a bakery cafe place. I can't even tell you guys how much I want this job. I'd be willing to take a cashier position at the place and spend my off time helping out in the kitchen for free. Maybe I should have put that on the application. Fuck, I really want this job.

2. I'm doing the wedding cakes for one of my best/oldest friends this spring. Unfortunately, her fiance isn't a big cake person and wants a cheesecake for his groom's cake. I can't stand cheesecake most of the time, so I don't even really know where to start. He wants something super plain and not too sweet, so please let me know if anyone has any suggestions.

3. topetine had an idea for a Stargate Atlantis AU where John Sheppard is pretty much the wild man of the Pegasus galaxy and Rodney stumbles across his planet by accident and falls in instant lust/love/knee-weakening-man-crush with him. There's a chance I might try to write it Harlequin romance novel style. (She gave her blessing. Although she doesn't know about my Harlequin designs on it yet.) 


Side note? I really like this icon and should use it more often.