venturebeat.com — Some big news this morning from the front lines of the debate over how to regulate online piracy. Germany, which had said it would follow along with the rest of the European Union in support of ACTA, is now refusing to sign.
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ehulganFeb 10, 2012
Hells Yes!!! Way to go people of Germany. You have exercised your freedom to protest and stand up for what you believe. Keep up the good fight, the Internet must remain free as a voice of freedom around the world.
DiggPiggletFeb 11, 2012
I have read the ACTA and I can't find anything that stifles free speech. Can you tell me which section is against free speech on the Internet? I have asked this on many sites and nobody answers with a real fact.Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
dachipzFeb 11, 2012
Too bad we, in "the land of the free", weren't offered a similar opportunity to voice our opinion.
certiFeb 11, 2012
What kind of naive turd thinks that the USA is the only country that considers themselves the "land of the free"? For the record, fool, all countries think that. Quit listening to our anthem so much.
dachipzFeb 11, 2012
Lol! Had to give you a thumbs-up for keepin' it real.
gt777Feb 12, 2012
The Pirate Partei strikes again!!
zbeastFeb 10, 2012
Yes, yes... it's a about time people fight back laws buy and for the Corporation.
I_Keeps_It_RealFeb 10, 2012
Germany, f**k Yea!
vdubplateFeb 10, 2012
That's because Germany has some balls between its legs!
murxFeb 10, 2012
Don't make fun of our ....not so female looking chancellor!
He's a woman after all!
juststeveFeb 11, 2012
Looking forward to the Tea Party's take on this. Do Germans have a greater level of independence from it's government that we do? In that ACTA amounts to secret law signed by Obama with such mechanizations as to implement polices that favor the 1% - without the messiness of a vote - by anybody but the Europeans.
America's officially no longer the land of the freeest.
FearTheTachikomaFeb 10, 2012
Go Germany!
What could ever go wrong with Germany leading the way?
Oh wait...
norman619Feb 11, 2012
I wonder when will they live down their past mistake. People still look at Germany and remember their most infamous leader.
nitoriFeb 11, 2012
Looks like ACTA may be stopped after all.
Without Germany it's sunk in the EU.
boomerangsp24Feb 10, 2012
Lets all move to Germany!
jbomofoFeb 10, 2012
Fantastisch, gut gemacht deutsche Leute!
DiggPiggletFeb 11, 2012
Ich habe das ACTA gelesen und ich kann nichts finden, dass die Redefreiheit unterdrückt. Können Sie mir sagen, welche Abschnitt ist gegen freie Meinungsäußerung im Internet? Ich habe dies auf vielen Websites und niemand antwortet fragte mit einer realen Tatsache.Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
Closed AccountFeb 11, 2012
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ktrout73Feb 11, 2012
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addislamorieFeb 11, 2012
The internet, we have to concede, is not exactly free. We're paying for it with our personal information! And when the tech capitalists start losing their positions - they'll no doubt unite with the media capitalists and block us out.
That's when they'll start looking to our pockets for growth - information payment can only take us so far...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6RamI1Vm6Q&context=C34fe46cADOEgsToPDskJrzjdPg1b0SAlgEy6j_ab4
norman619Feb 11, 2012
"We're paying for it with our personal information! "
That is just adorably naive or plain retarded. I pay for the internet with money.
addislamorieFeb 11, 2012
adorably naive or plain retarded? I don't know whether to laugh or cry...
On the serious, you pay for your connection and not a dime more. But you know that, of course.
Everything else, you pay for information (think Google, think facebook)
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ka5p3rFeb 11, 2012
funny i searched DW.de and found nothing.
mtownFeb 11, 2012
I wonder how many other countries are gonna drop it now. Hopefully all of them.
daphunkFeb 10, 2012
...i just shat my mouth
segmadisFeb 10, 2012
I only hope that other will cancel it too...
urdumania1Feb 11, 2012
That's because Germany has some balls between its legs!
blankmikeFeb 10, 2012
Interesting. I was going to point out there were eight comments in five seconds. Coming to comment page shows it is closer to seven hours. Anyhow...
The Germans did the correct thing. Secret debates don't cut it any more. Bringing things out into the open is a good start, but it is only a start.
Having said this... Protests, ACTA, piracy, and international agreements are not technology. Some are business (where the story was submitted) and the rest is purely politics (where it wasn't). The ACTA doesn't affect technology, it affects people.
Closed AccountFeb 16, 2012
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witney_in_memoryFeb 15, 2012
Germanys beer cool/
DesotoISPFeb 11, 2012
GREAT!
kikkiaaFeb 11, 2012
way to go, Germany:)
jrgetzFeb 11, 2012
Leave the internet Free without any government riles at all!
thomastronFeb 11, 2012
Thank You Germany!
softwareakuntansiaFeb 11, 2012
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williepepperFeb 11, 2012
Just one simple question:
Where's the text???????????
What are they hiding?
seofreak538Feb 11, 2012
NO GERMAN ACTA !
Businessman91Feb 11, 2012
Good 4 Germany n Poland for sticking it 2 the man
10000lakesFeb 11, 2012
f**k yeah! Rock on Germany! \m/ >_< \m/
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southsideirishFeb 10, 2012
Germany is doomed no matter what they do. Sure the people of Germany can vote this down, but that won't stop Haiku Hermann. You were stupid for joining the United States of Europe and you will get just what you deserve in return.Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
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