Oxfam has expressed concern about the impact of ACTA on poor countries and people. It rightly fears that the treaty could make it more difficult for the poor to access generic medicines.
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Global ACTA Coverage Picks Up Again
The global coverage of ACTA picked up again this week with the leak of the European analysis of the Internet chapter. New coverage includes: CBC (Canada) – Canadian copyright law to trump ACTA, Clement says Spiegel Online (Germany) Heise Online (Germany) Netties.be (Belgium) Punto Informatico (Italy) Numerama (France) ZDNet.co.uk (UK)
ACTA Leak Generates Wide Coverage
The latest ACTA leak generated a new round of press coverage, with articles from AOL Daily Finance and Wired. Meanwhile, European ISPs are expressing their concern with ACTA.
Secret ACTA Deal To Change IT Forever
Rafael Ruffolo posts an opinion piece for ComputerWorld Canada that focuses on the impact of ACTA on IT industry.
EU ACTA Analysis Leaks: Confirms Plans For Global DMCA, Encourage 3 Strikes Model
The European Commission analysis of ACTA's Internet chapter has leaked, indicating that the U.S. is seeking to push laws that extend beyond the WIPO Internet treaties and beyond current European Union law (the EC posted the existence of the document last week but refused to make it publicly available). The […]
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