- ARCHIVE / ACTA
- The Proposed Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA): Global Policy Implications
from Ideas in Development
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The United States, the European Communities (EC) and its Members States and host of other developed countries as well as Mexico intent to conclude an Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA). The stated purpose of the Agreement is to establish a common standard for intellectual property (IP) rights enforcement to combat global infringement of […] - ACTA Could Be “Binding” By End of 2008
U.S. Report Says ACTA Deal Gaining Steam
… a report out of the U.S. suggests that there is considerable reason for public concern regarding ACTA.
Congress Daily (sub req) quotes a high-level official from the USTR as indicating that the talks are gaining steam, with a binding international agreement likely by the end of the year. […] - ACTA Links To Go
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WARNING! Potential Anti-Counterfeiting Agreement Put Everyone’s Privacy at Risk (Trade Lawyers’ Blog)
“We should all be concerned that some governments will increase laptop searches under the disguised authority of ACTA and in reality to obtain personal information.”
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International copyright talks seek BitTorrent-killer laws (The Register)
“At time of writing the EU had not responded to a […]