After the signing ceremony blog post ACTA signed – EU deaf-mute and arguments by proponents in IPR protection in world trade: ACTA signed, we turn to recent and varied opinions about the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) and the quest for more stringent protection of intellectual property rights (IPR) in international trade.
A worldwide coalition of Non-Governmental Organizations, consumers unions and online service providers associations publish an open letter to the European institutions regarding the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) currently under negotiation. They call on the European Parliament and the EU negotiators to oppose any provision that would undermine the fundamental rights and freedoms of citizens in Europe and across the world.
Dokumente über die Verhandlungen zu dem internationalen Anti-Piraterie-Abkommen ACTA bleiben in den USA als Angelegenheit der nationalen Sicherheit unter Verschluss, während Abgeordnete des EU-Parlaments versuchen, Licht ins Dunkel zu bringen.
Die Organisationen Electronic Frontier Foundation und Public Knowledge wollen die US-Regierung gerichtlich zur Herausgabe von Informationen über das geheim ausgehandelte Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) zwingen.