How the European Internet Rose Up Against ACTA
Prime Minister Donald Tusk of Poland sent a letter to his fellow leaders in the EU Friday urging them to reject ACTA, reversing Poland’s course with the controversial intellectual-property treaty, and possibly taking Europe with them. Continue reading
Poland’s Tusk gores ACTA
Polish prime minister Donald Tusk has urged the largest faction in the European Parliament to reject the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement. Continue reading
Eastern Europeans fuel fight for Internet freedoms
Eastern Europe’s tradition of political revolt has met the digital age. This time it’s not communists or food shortages fueling fury, but an international copyright treaty that opponents say threatens freedom on the Internet. Continue reading
US government sites hacked as Poland and Slovenia distance themselves from copyright treaty
The hackers replaced the sites with profanity-laced statements and a violent German-language video satirizing the treaty.
At the same time, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Friday the country was abandoning plans to ratify the deal. Continue reading
Poland and ACTA: Gossip Portal Accuses Mainstream Media of Ignorance
“In what kind of country are we living and how pathetic are the media here, if an article like this had to be written by an internet portal with a poodle in their logo? Continue reading
Poland Leads a New Struggle for Freedom
Last weekend saw tens of thousands of people across Europe taking to the streets in protest against the international treaty to enforce intellectual property rights. European politicians are gradually distancing themselves from the treaty, largely as a result of citizen mobilisation initiated in Central Europe. Continue reading
Hackers shut down Polish govt website
Hackers on Wednesday shut down Poland’s Culture Ministry website, in a protest against a controversial internet anti-piracy treaty that has already sparked nationwide protests. Continue reading
Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk may stop ACTA
An international trade agreement that could have huge impacts on how people in the Spokane area use social media and the Internet in general may have been stopped by the actions of Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk. Continue reading
Poland freezes anti-piracy pact ratification
Poland’s prime minister said Friday that Warsaw would put on ice plans to ratify a controversial international online anti-piracy accord after massive off-and-online protests in his country. Continue reading
Polish party to put mask on statute of Christ in internet protest
Poland’s liberal Palikot’s Movement party will put a Guy Fawkes mask on the country’s giant statue of Jesus Christ to protest at an internet anti-piracy treaty, party leader Janusz Palikot said Monday. Continue reading
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