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<title>Reject IP Enforcement Directive |
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<h2>Reject IP Enforcement Directive</h2> |
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A coalition of civil liberties and consumer groups opposes a new |
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proposed directive for stricter punishment for copyright and patent |
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infringement: |
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<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220901042821/https://www.ipjustice.org/digital-rights/ipj-white-paper-acta-2008/"> |
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ipjustice.org/digital-rights/ipj-white-paper-acta-2008</a> |
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The FSF also opposes this directive, but we did not sign that |
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statement because it accepts too much of what ought to be opposed. EU |
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law is already too restrictive, and simply to prevent further changes |
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is not enough. It is wrong to stop people from sharing music and |
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other published works, and only draconian laws could possibly do the |
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job, so it's no surprise to see they are being proposed. But opposing |
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this directive without criticizing its unjust motivation is |
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insufficient. Even using the term “intellectual property” |
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