What is ACTA? – Max Keiser
22 January 2012 — Max Keiser
* Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement
In October 2007, the United States, the European Community, Switzerland, and Japan simultaneously announced that they would negotiate a new intellectual property enforcement treaty the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement or ACTA. Australia, the Republic of Korea, New Zealand, Mexico, Jordan, Morocco, Singapore, the United Arab Emirates, and Canada have joined the negotiations. Although the proposed treaty’s title might suggest that the agreement deals only with counterfeit physical goods (such as medicines) what little information has been made available publicly by negotiating governments about the content of the treaty makes it clear that it will have a far broader scope and in particular will deal with new tools targeting ‘Internet distribution and information technology’.
Sometimes, but not always related posts:
- Video: EU suspends ACTA ratification, refers treaty to court
- ACTA: “Usurps Congressional Authority”, “Threatens Numerous Public Interests”, “Backroom Special Interest Deal”, a “Masquerade”
- Anonymous vows to fight ACTA across Europe
- Anonymous calls for anti-ACTA rallies, Poland suspends bill — RT
- Meet ACTA- PIPA and SOPA’s Big Brother
- SOPA, PIPA and now ACTA Newslinks 19-24 January 2011
- An ACTA of war: secret censor tool to shake up world wide web
- Leaked ACTA draft reveals plans for internet clampdown By Paul Meller
