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• Consumer groups blast Obamas secret trade talks

  
  DailyFinance — Authority: 792
  Filed under: Media Consumers groups have accused President Barack Obama of favoring a global trade agreement -- currently being negotiated in secret on national security grounds -- that would include harsh provisions similar to Frances "three strikes" law , which cuts off internet access for repeated digital ...
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• The Counterfeiting Center of the World

  
  shapeshift.net — Authority: 127
  Vanguard Networks Angela Sun explores the world of fake Louis Vuitton, Versace and DVDs in China--the counterfeiting center of the world. (5:55 min)
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• ACTA Threatens Made-in-Canada Copyright Policy

  
  Michael Geist Blog — Authority: 728
  Last week Canadian officials travelled to Seoul for the latest round of closed-door negotiations on an international treaty called the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA).  Battling commercial counterfeiting would seem like a good idea, but leaks have revealed that ACTA - which has been conducted with ...
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• Public Knowledge & KEI Public Letter on ACTA

  
  Michael Geist Blog — Authority: 728
  Public Knowledge and KEI have released a public letter expressing concern with the substance of ACTA.
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• Seattle Court Dismisses FOIA Suit for Information on Counterfeit Seizures

  
  Seattle Trademark Lawyer — Authority: 416
  Seattle IP lawyer Samuel Watkins sued the U.S. Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) for the release of Notices of Seizure of Infringing Merchandise from various ports, including the Port of Seattle. He asked for all notices to trademark owners in recent years ...
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• Global Reactions to ACTA

  
  Michael Geist Blog — Authority: 728
  The reaction to revelations about the Internet provisions of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement continue.  Notable articles include: Canada: Still-murky copyright treaty could change web as we use it New Zealand: New Zealand should not sign international piracy agreement Australia: ISPs Focus of ...
  2 days ago

• CBCs As It Happens on ACTA

  
  Michael Geist Blog — Authority: 728
  Earlier tonight I appeared on CBCs As It Happens to discuss ACTA. An MP3 version of the interview is available.
  4 days ago

• Secret copyright treaty leaks. It’s bad. Very bad.

  
  Count Us Out — Authority: 149
  By Cory DoctorowThe internet chapter of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, a secret copyright treaty whose text Obama’s administration refused to disclose due to “national security” concerns, has leaked. It’s bad. It says:* That ISPs have to proactively police copyright on user-contributed material. This ...
  5 days ago

• USP and USAID Launch New Program to Improve Drug Quality

  
  PharmTech Talk — Authority: 121
  The US Agency for International Development (USAID) and the US Pharmacopeial Convention (USP) recently announced a new program designed to fight the growing problem of substandard and counterfeit drugs in developing countries. The $35-million program, called Promoting the Quality of Medicines (PQM) will work to ...
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• The Leaked ACTA Document

  
  Michael Geist Blog — Authority: 728
  As the ACTA story begins to capture mainstream media attention (front page of the Ottawa Citizen , coverage from the Washington Post , NZ Herald , the Atlantic , Wired ), the press release from the now-concluded Seoul talks should be released shortly [update: release out, exactly as predicted ].  If the past ...
  5 days ago

• Internet Copyright Leaks, Transparency with Obama in The New World Order

  
  Ahrcanum "ahR-Kah-noom" > secret secrets — Authority: 132
  The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement negotiations continue in a few hours as Seoul, Korea plays host to the latest round of talks.  The governments have posted the meeting agenda , which unsurprisingly focuses on the issue of Internet enforcement [UPDATE 11/4: Post on discussions for day two of ACTA talks , ...
  6 days ago

• ACTA Negotiations, Day Three: Secret Talks on Transparency

  
  Michael Geist Blog — Authority: 728
  The current round of ACTA negotiations wrap up later today in Seoul, Korea.  Having spent the first day focused on the now-leaked Internet provisions and the second day on the leaked criminal provisions, negotiators will spend this morning discussing whether they should make the draft treaty public.  Many ...
  6 days ago

• ACTA - Time to Walk Away?

  
  EXCESS COPYRIGHT — Authority: 507
  canada.com David Gonczol, Ottawa Citizen Heres Jamie Love in the Huffington Post on the ACTA leaks story broken by Michael Geist. Heres The Atlantic. Heres the New Zealand Herald. This is going into the main stream. If all or indeed any substantial portion of the ...
  6 days ago

• Secret Copyright Treaty Leaked

  
  DarkGovernment — Authority: 124
  The internet chapter of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, a secret copyright treaty whose text Obama’s administration refused to disclose due to “national security” concerns, has leaked. And It’s bad, It says: * That ISPs have to proactively police copyright on user-contributed material. This means ...
  6 days ago

• Secret Copyright Treaty Details Leak: ISPs Worldwide to Become Copyright Cops? [Copyright]

  
  Gizmodo — Authority: 897
  New negotiations for an international Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) kick off today, and this round focuses on a secretive Internet piracy plan drafted by the U.S government. No text has been released, but leaks have surfaced. Its not looking good. The leaks suggest that countries who sign up to the ...
  1 week ago

• ACTA Negotiations, Day Two: Whats On Tap

  
  Michael Geist Blog — Authority: 728
  As ACTA negotiators head into day two of the Seoul, Korea meetings, the global response to the Internet provisions in the chapter (the issue from day one) has been remarkable.  Articles and postings from around the world ( Germany , Italy , Sweden , UK , New Zealand , the Netherlands , U.S. ,  Germany , ...
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• The ACTA Internet Chapter: Putting the Pieces Together

  
  Digital Copyright Canada - All Canadian Citizens are "Rights Holders"! — Authority: 488
  The mis-labeled Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (which itself is counterfeit, as politicians have been entirely dishonest about the origins and content of the treaty) has again had parts of its secret contents leaked. Some details are on Michael Geists blog . read more
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• The ACTA Internet Chapter: Putting the Pieces Together

  
  Michael Geist Blog — Authority: 728
  The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement negotations continue in a few hours as Seoul, Korea plays host to the latest round of talks.  The governments have posted the meeting agenda , which unsurprisingly focuses on the issue of Internet enforcement.  The United States has drafted the chapter under enormous secrecy, ...
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• Canada and the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA)

  
  Canada's World — Authority: 419
  Unless you are a technologist, public servant, or lawyer, you probably haven’t heard about the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, also known as ACTA. And why would you? Why would the general public care so much about the esoterics of treaties fighting something as obscure as counterfeiting? But you should care. ...
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• Pennsylvania Supreme Court Strikes Down Ridiculously Overbroad T...

  
  Computer & Internet - computer-internet.marc8.com — Authority: 460
  Ima Fish writes "The Supreme Court in Pennsylvania struck down a state trademark law (pdf) which essentially criminalized any use of a trademark without permission of the trademark holder. There were no exceptions at all, including free speech rights. read more
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