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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Swedish Minister To Demand ACTA Be Opened Up
Swedish Communications Minister Åsa Torstensson visits Washington, DC next week with a meeting with the USTR on the agenda. According to a press release , the message on ACTA will be simple: open up the process to the public and do not adopt a three-strikes model.
EU Files Responses To ACTA Internet Chapter
The European Union has filed its comments to the ACTA Internet chapter. While the existence of the document has been made public, the document itself has not.
Countering the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement
Jonathan Penney provides a New Zealand perspective on why and how people in that country should oppose ACTA.
No Response to Search Engine Request for Clement ACTA Interview
TVO's Search Engine reports that the response to its request for an interview with Industry Minister Tony Clement on ACTA has been "ambivalent and evasive."
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