Being the typical “Canadian Hacker” (meaning that we don’t actually do anything but just forward information thar could be interpreted /implies otherwise by virtue of conent) I present a non-standard point of view on ACTA and this concerns me greatly.

http://www.disinfo.com/2012/01/anonymous-reveals-the-arcane-legal-trick-behind-acta/

I don’t know if you have been following the SOPA and ProtectIP debates going on around the Internet about the US bills that are trying to be pushed through the Gov’t. If you are of a ‘content-focused’ nature, this should be a huge interest as it will affect you directly in your business/blog/online dealings.

Here is a pretty good overview of what these entail:

GoDaddy was a huge supporter of SOPA. So much so that there was a ton of backlash from many, many of it customers. When it really started to hit their pocketbook, they made a statement that they no longer support it.

http://news.cnet.com/8301-31921_3-57349913-281/godaddy-bows-to-boycott-now-opposes-sopa-copyright-bill/

Being the cynic that I am, when companies do things like this, they may oppose it but when push comes to shove, they’ll cave without reservation, if the bill gets passed and some company makes its first claim to their new SOPA-powered legal rights. I just don’t trust them any more.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stop_Online_Piracy_Act
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protectip
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2011/12/setting-record-straight-sopa-some-evidence-based-analysis