As our mission here at the Free Software Foundation is to promote computer user freedom and to defend the rights of all free software users, we also need to alert you to ill-conceived and misguided laws. Many of you may already be aware of an international trade agreement being negotiated by the G8 nations called ACTA, but a law known as the Digital Economy Act is of specific concern to citizens of the UK. Right now, you can take action!
UK citizens take action to repeal the Digital Economy Act:
A bill called the Digital Economy Act which was heavily lobbied for in the financial interest of certain corporations has already been passed into UK law. The law gives power to Internet Service Providers to limit a subscriber's internet access, including suspending them entirely, and to block access to certain websites under order from the Secretary of State.
The new UK Government has launched a website called "Your Freedom", that they are billing as a, "chance to tell us which laws and regulations you think we should get rid of". Please us the website to rate the "Repeal the Digital Economy Act", 5 stars out of 5, and add a comment supporting repeal of this unjust law.
http://yourfreedom.hmg.gov.uk/repealing-unnecessary-laws/digital-economy-act
US citizens take action on ACTA:
Public Knowledge has a form allowing you to send a letter to President Obama along with the United States Trade Representative and the office of the Vice President to express your concerns with ACTA.
http://www.publicknowledge.org/action/whitehouse_acta
Everyone take action on ACTA:
Sign the FSF declaration against ACTA
http://www.fsf.org/campaigns/acta/acta-declaration
Thanks!
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Peter T. Brown
Executive Director
Free Software Foundation
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