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Just got an email from accessnow.org: Jimmy, This just in --  the European Parliament, in a landslide vote, has voted down ACTA, with 478 votes against and only 39 in favor!  As one of the 380,000 people who called on MEPs to vote "No," congratulations to you and all the other organizations, communities, and Members of Parliament who have fought to defeat this dangerous international treaty.

Anonymous message to world leaders STOP War Against Iran. STOP Economic shocks. NO MORE S.O.P.A / A.C.T.A. / Biden-Sinde-Wert-Law / ... NO MORE Censorship. OPEN DATA. FREE Manning, FREE Assange, FREE Anons. FREE KNOWLEDGE.

Just Say ‘No’ to ACTA If you thought SOPA and PIPA were bad, let us introduce you to their Big Brother, ACTA. The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, which has already been signed by several countries, poses a dangerous threat to the inherent freedom and openess of the Internet. Under ACTA, ISPs and websites will be given more power to track what we do online, while forcing them to turn over our information and reporting our activity to the authorities -- all in the name of copyright protection! While we respect the rights of creators, ACTA's ill-conceived provisions will have chilling effects on free speech everywhere. The European Parliament still has to approve ACTA for it to go into effect around the world. If they vote NO, then ACTA will be effectively dismantled -- even in countries that have already signed it. We helped bring down SOPA and PIPA, now let's turn the fight to ACTA. Call on the EU Parliament to take a stand and vote “NO” on ACTA! Dear Members of th...