Fwd: Delivering the ACTA petition: Ask others to sign before Thursday

[Shlomi Fish]

ACTA is a bad international treaty that may affect many of us. Please sign the 
petition against it and help spread the word.

Regards,

	Shlomi Fish

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Subject: Delivering the ACTA petition: Ask others to sign before Thursday
Date: Tuesday 17 August 2010, 22:00:29
From: "Free Software Foundation" <info at fsf.org>
To: Shlomi Fish <shlomif at iglu.org.il>

A month ago, we published a statement against ACTA
(http://www.fsf.org/campaigns/acta/acta-declaration) and asked for
your signatures in support. Over 3,000 of you joined us in calling on
ACTA negotiators to either dramatically change the agreement or drop
it all together.

We did this because ACTA attacks the rights of computer users
(http://www.fsf.org/campaigns/acta/why-acta-declaration) around the
world and threatens, in a disguised way, to punish Internet users with
disconnection if they are accused of sharing. It also requires
countries to prohibit software that can break Digital Restrictions
Management (DRM), also known as digital handcuffs.

Yesterday was the start of a week-long series of ACTA meetings in the
US between country representatives. This makes now a key time to
ensure our voices are heard. As Dr. Michael Geist said yesterday,
"With the US on its home turf and having pushed for an accelerated
schedule...the next week could decide the fate of ACTA."

This Thursday, August 19th, we will be delivering the petition -- with your
signatures -- to the ACTA negotiators.

Thank you for signing! Please help spread the word so we can get as
many signatures as possible before Thursday!

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