SWMS560/ACTA

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• new zealand msm: http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10638108
• geist: http://www.michaelgeist.ca/index.php?option=com_tags&task=view&tag=acta&Itemid=408
• us press release: http://www.ustr.gov/about-us/press-office/press-releases/2010/april/office-us-trade-representative-releases-statement-up
• pk on NEW release: http://www.publicknowledge.org/node/3017
• various leaked docs: https://sites.google.com/site/iipenforcement/acta
• section analysis: https://sites.google.com/site/iipenforcement/acta-section-analysis
• hacta v acta: http://d-evolution.fcforum.net/en/areas-de-accion/acta/
• internet no sera otra tv: http://internetnoseraotratv.net/en/
• http://www.inquisitr.com/54746/my-only-prediction-for-2010-and-it-aint-pretty/
• http://copyrightsandcampaigns.blogspot.com/search/label/ACTA
• http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2009/11/stopping-acta-juggernaut

from donovan

Yep - good crowd. Here are notes I took. Happy to field questions:

  - The Lisbon Treaty has the EU parliament engaged in policy issues, so
  they're paying attention
  - The parliament sees ACTA as "legislation laundering" to bypass existing
  institutions (WIPO, etc.) [this is a theme that came up repeatedly]
  - The March 10th vote that was a good outcome was on procedure, not
  substance
     - The pro-ACTA lobby is regrouping after this so the next couple weeks
     are key
  - EU-Korea free trade agreements (as well as many US bilateral FTAs) have
  similar enforcement mechanisms
  - Related issues like 3-strikes and net neutrality are seen as assaults
  on 'fundamental freedoms'
  - ACTA is not addressing the institutional arrangements of what happens
  if it passes - wither WIPO/WTO?
  - EU Commission is eager to be in the open, but unclear how they feel on
  the substance (except on data privacy where they are strong protectors)
  - There could be an opportunity to divide and conquer b/w the Parliament
  and Commission using public anger; alternatively, Europeans feel this is
  another example of USA bullying on tech policy
  - Since transparency is becoming an issue of the past, how about we focus
  on "consumer protection" language within the treaty
  - Can we 'kill' ACTA or reform it?
  - What role for WIPO? Can they do an assessment of the likely impact of
  it on international system?
  - In the USA, we can likely expect a hearing soon on ACTA
  - Where are the libraries?
  - Consumers are the ones actually hurt by counterfeits, but they don't
  get to have a say. Consumer protection.
  - Link this to open standards and privacy which the EU is good on
  - When Obama talks about access to information in China, what is he
  thinking about on ACTA?
  - KEIonline.org has published detailed looks at what the legal language
  means
  - ACTA is TRIPs+ minus the protections
  - Why aren't we making the existing institutions work? ACTA just creates
  less inclusive ones.
  - Where are the conservatives in America? Obama/USTR are forcing this
  through as an executive agreement. It is a power-grab in line with Bush era
  (where is started). Paging Glenn Beck....
  - TACD will be having an April 28th event at Dept. of Commerce