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Classified US, Japan and EU ACTA trade agreement drafts, 2009

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  • 14-04-2009 4:55pm
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    bealtine
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    Leaked drafts of the ACTA anti-piracy agreement confirm that the EU is negotiating on it - in spite of denials by EU officials - and that the talks concern civil enforcement against Internet copyright infringement. Ability to implement them could be dependent on the Telecoms Package limitations amendments being carried in the European Parliament on 5 May.

    http://wikileaks.org/wiki/Classified_US%2C_Japan_and_EU_ACTA_trade_agreement_drafts%2C_2009

    More "3-strikes" nonsense.


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    Johnboy1951
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    From a quick glance it appears that Singapore is the only one attempting to limit the scope of this agreement ........

    ".. pirated or counterfeit ... refers only to copyright piracy and trademark counterfeiting..."
    " .. infringe an intellectual property right .... if the scope is limited to copyright (and related rights) and trademarks."

    Nonetheless it seems to be a very far reaching proposal and also appears to be well on the way to some form of agreement.

    / we know when a politician is lying ..... we can see their lips move! /


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