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The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, or ACTA to its friends, is coming under fire in the EU from those who fear it will lead to online censorship. But it’s received particular attention from the public of Poland, and that’s been reflected by some of the nation’s politicians.
ACTA is a far-reaching agreement. It’s designed to harmonise international standards on protecting the rights of those who produce music, movies, and god knows what else, and part of that includes tackling online piracy. Those who oppose it worry that EU authorities will start blocking internet content.
Not everyone in the Polish government opposes ACTA, of course, but officials from the Palikot’s Movement do, and they decided to make it known by holding the famed Anonymous masks to their faces in Parliament. Don’t you wish some US polticiains took this kind of approach? [Tech Dirt; Image: AP]
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Recieved?
I before E except after C. Science, as well as, many other words being the exception to the rule. wink
Received.
Forgot to point out ‘anaonymous’ from the Tags
Its a weird and inefficient rule on many heights since it neither works well for our species, society and well being. And isn’t worth reinforcing this rule, nor is it proficient. People who use this rule for their comment should be aware how ancient and outdated the rule is.
Yes, including plurals, cy endings and the plethora of other variants – there are probably about 100 exceptions to the rule. But for kids at the beginning of their education, its a nice simple way of avoiding this very common mistake – With a limited vocabulary, The rule is far from outdated.
Anyhoo, It’s still a spelling mistake and Mr Condliffe would have done well to take heed of the rule. wink
I was kind of making fun of the rule by using loads of words that go against it incase you didn’t catch that. I have no problem on the rule, though I heard theres more words that go against the rule than with it. It probably helped when I was younger though.
Dear Frish,
Yes I did catch it. It was very clever and very witty, using lots of words that expose the flaw with the rule. Have a house point.
I wasn’t being serious either. The problem with blind opinion. I did try to idicate a whimsical tone with the ‘wink’ at the end of the sentence, but failed, miserably. Wink wink.
Ewww. What is this hax. I can’t reply to your last comment. I would have caught it if it were a smiley wink D:. After all facial expressions tell a lot!
wink, smile, raised eyebrows, full laugh.
Ok now you just look psychotic
I’m surprised they have anyone, left after that nasty plane crash that killed their president.
Do you think they paid Warner brothers royalties on those masks, or would they fall into the category of interpretive copies?