The next round of Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement talks is just a few weeks away. In advance of that meeting the U.S. government has made the Internet provisions available for review to a select group of insiders. KEI has all the details on who got access and under what conditions.
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DFAIT Posts Agenda For November ACTA Meeting
DFAIT has posted the draft agenda for the November ACTA meeting in Seoul, Korea. Internet and criminal enforcement are the lead issues for the three-day meeting.
Entertainment Software Association Suggests Using ACTA To Force Canadian DMCA
The US-EU Working Group on IPR Enforcement is holding a meeting in Washington today and Canada has apparently been a regular topic of discussion. Judit Rius Sanjuan of KEI is twittering from the event, but the one report that was most troubling was from Meredith Fllak. She indicated that the […]
Does ACTA Violate European Constitutional Law?
FFII reports on why the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement may be declared unconstitutional by European constitutional courts.
Latest Round of ACTA Negotiations Conclude
Tech Daily Dose reports that the latest round of Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement negotiations have concluded in Morocco. The negotiations foucsed on international cooperation, enforcement practices and institutional issues. The countries agreed to release draft agendas before all subsequent negotiating rounds. The next meeting will be held in South Korea in […]
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