EU Parliament rejects ACTA. ACTA (internationnal) ACTA Rapporteur will recommend against. ACTA Infographics. ACTA stumbles in Germany | Intellectual Property. Germany has stepped back from signing the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, amid growing reluctance to ratify the international pact. Germany, one of the five EU members that has not signed ACTA, has put its next step on hold. The country's Auswärtiges Amt, or foreign office, has withdrawn instructions to sign ACTA, an international agreement aimed at harmonising copyright enforcement around the world.
A German government source told ZDNet UK on Friday the government will postpone its decision on whether it should sign or not until after the European Parliament has voted on the treaty in June. If any EU member state does not both sign and ratify ACTA, the agreement cannot enter into force anywhere in the union, the European Commission has told ZDNet UK. The European Parliament also has to ratify the document for it to apply in the EU.
However, critics have noted that the agreement was drawn up behind closed doors with no input from citizens' rights groups.
Rallies anti ACTA accross EU. ACTA survival guide for websites. EU signed ACTA. Council of Ministers backs EU signing of ACTA. In a Council of Ministers meeting held last week ministers voted to allow the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) to be signed on behalf of EU member countries. The EU had helped finalise the terms of ACTA last year. "The Council adopted a decision authorising the signing of an anti-counterfeiting trade agreement (ACTA) with Australia, Canada, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Mexico, Morocco, New Zealand, Singapore, Switzerland and the United States," a Council of Ministers statement said.
"ACTA is aimed at establishing an international framework to improve the enforcement of intellectual property right laws and create improved international standards for actions against large-scale infringements of intellectual property. Negotiations were concluded in November 2010," it said. In October the US, Japan, Australia, Canada, Republic of Korea, Morocco, New Zealand and Singapore "committed" to ACTA at a signing ceremony in Japan.
Canada signs ACTA. Press Office Week Ahead for Week of September 25-October 1, 2011. Tuesday, September 27, 2011 Ambassador Kirk will hold a call with the EU Commissioner for Trade, Karel De Gucht Washington, D.C. Closed Press Ambassador Marantis will give the inaugural Asian Studies program lecture at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) Baltimore, Maryland Open Press Please contact Matthew Lawrence at mlawrence@ustr.eop.gov for more information Wednesday, September 28, 2011 Ambassador Kirk will attend a meeting of the Millennium Challenge Corporation Board of Directors Ambassador Kirk will meet with Carlos Slim Jr., Chairman of Telmex, Oscar Von Hauske Solis, CEO Telmex International, Ray Wilkins, CEO AT&T Diversified Businesses, and Michael Bowling, President AT&T México Ambassador Kirk will meet with the Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Ganiev Elyor Majidovich Friday, September 30, 2011 Ambassador Kirk will travel to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to discuss the American Jobs Act Open Press Events Saturday, October 1, 2011.
ACTA. European Data Protection Supervisor opinion. Brasil againste ACTA. Intellectual Property Watch » Blog Archive » Rights-Holders’ Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Pact Could Have Broad Reach. The countries that own most of the world’s intellectual property rights have all but completed an agreement among themselves that raises the level of protection of those rights while appearing to reduce obligations placed on rights holders.
Now they’ll need to find ways to apply it to the countries of the world seen as responsible for much of the infringing material. The latest draft of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) is available here. Observers and analysts range in their reactions to the near-final draft text released last week – the first official release since April, though there have been leaks – but all sides found something to like in the end. Rights holder groups like the software makers praised the deal as the help they need in the fight against massive counterfeiting and piracy, and public advocacy groups sighed in relief over the last-minute removal of some stronger provisions related to the internet.
Questions of Legality in US Reactions. Intellectual Property Watch » Blog Archive » ACTA Negotiators Still Aiming At Agreement By Year’s End. Countries negotiating a semi-secret trade agreement against piracy and counterfeiting this week in Tokyo are still aiming to reach agreement by the end of this year, a negotiator told Intellectual Property Watch today. The negotiator also did not reject outright the notion that patents might still be included in the draft treaty text, instead saying it is still a matter for discussion. Negotiators for the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) are meeting from 23 September to 1 October in Tokyo for what some have said could be the final round of the negotiation.
Civil society groups have stepped up expressions of concern in the lead-up to this meeting, not only over issues with the text itself but also over issues of non-transparency in the negotiating process (IPW, Bilateral/Regional Negotiations, 24 September 2010). Geographical indications are also a matter that continues to need more discussion, the negotiator added. Transparency Issues. ACTA suspendu à un camembert ? Communiqué commun Act Up-Paris, April et La Quadrature du Net Paris, le 13 septembre 2010 – Les représentants d'Act Up-Paris, April et La Quadrature du Net ont rencontré vendredi 10 septembre au matin un responsable français des négociations de l'ACTA. Il en ressort de graves inquiétudes sur un contournement durable du processus démocratique instauré par cet accord « anti-contrefaçon ».
Qu'il s'agisse de l'accès aux médicaments des pays les plus pauvres, de la libre communication sur Internet et de la protection du logiciel libre, les modifications récentes ne changent rien à la dangerosité de l'ACTA. Ironiquement, l'espoir de voir rejeter cet accord illégitime est désormais suspendu à la capacité de l'Europe à défendre son camembert, son parmesan et son champagne... Alors que les négociations de l'ACTA semblent toucher à leur fin, notre rencontre à Bercy avec Jean-Philippe Müller1 renforce notre opposition totale à l'accord, tant sur le fond que sur la forme. European Parliament Asks EU ACTA Negotiators to Protect Citizens' Fundamental Rights. In a victory for democracy and transparency, the European Parliament adopted Written Declaration 12/2010 (WD 12) on the proposed Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement earlier this week. WD 12 calls on EU negotiators to ensure that ACTA does not weaken citizens' fundamental rights of freedom of expression, privacy, and judicial due process, and will not require Internet intermediaries to act as copyright police at the behest of the entertainment industry.
WD 12 also calls on EU negotiators to make the ACTA negotiation texts public, and to ensure that ACTA's proposed border measures do not interfere with access to affordable medicines. WD 12 became the official position of the European Parliament on ACTA when it was signed by 377 Members of the European Parliament prior to today's deadline — more than the required majority of MEPs (369). ACTA leak cuts out ISP liability - Telco/ISP. Loz Kaye...or... Mashing up politics. Interview with Loz Kaye, by Politics UK Politics UK: Good Evening. PoliticsUK would like to welcome with Loz Kaye, Leader of the Pirate Party. Loz: Good evening and thanks for this opportunity. I’m looking forward to it. PUK: The Pirate Party was founded on 30 July 2009. The Pirate Party movement was founded in Sweden in 2006, focussing on digital rights and intellectual property reform.
This caught the imagination of many worldwide, but also in the UK. PUK: How is the Pirate Party different from the big three UK Parties? The Pirate Party movement is the first genuinely 21st century political movement. As we don’t have delegate conferences, all members have a direct say in policy. We believe that politicians have a duty to be open and accountable. It is clear that it is time to restore faith in UK politics after years of expenses scandals and broken promises. PUK: You took over the leadership of the Pirate Party from Andrew Robinson on August 2010. In any case, it has never been dull! August 25 Washington DC ACTA Text. The negotiating text emerging from 10th round ACTA negotiations in Washington DC (August 16-20, 2010) was not shared with the public because the United States successfully opposed its release.
The US was the only negotiating party to have taken this position on transparency. We have obtained a copy of the August 25 consolidated text which reflects changes made during the DC round. Here is a TRANSCRIBED version of this document. While there is maximum consensus in Chapters 3, 4, 5 and 6, numerous bracketed portions remain in every section of the enforcement chapter, and issues pertaining to scope are still highly significant.
KEI's initial comments on the text are here (Part 1, Part 2) T-Mobile confirms biggest phone customer data breach | UK news. Personal details of thousands of mobile phone customers have been stolen and sold to rival firms in the biggest data breach of its kind, the government's privacy watchdog said today. An employee of phone operator T-Mobile sold the customer records, including details of when contracts expired. The millions of items of information were sold on for "substantial sums", the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) said. Rival networks and mobile phone retailers then tried to lure away T-Mobile customers by "cold calling". The commissioner's office is pushing for stronger powers to halt the unlawful trade in personal data, which is growing due to cut-throat competition among mobile phone companies.
They pay hefty commissions to anyone signing up customers to contracts lasting up to two years. The employee allegedly sold the account information to a number of "brokers", who sold the data on. In 2007 a 79-year-old man died shortly after a brick was thrown through his living room window. James Love: White House Blocks Disclosure of Secret Intellectual Property Trade Text. The Obama Administration has again blocked the public release of the text of an important intellectual property enforcement agreement.
The White House has made the completion of the agreement a high priority, which it will describe as something to protect U.S. jobs -- and hopes to complete the global pack in time to influence the November 2010 Congressional elections. The "Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement," known as ACTA, has been shrouded in controversy since its inception in the Bush Administration, because of the secrecy surrounding the negotiations, and the suspected anti-consumer, anti-civil rights, and anti-innovation measures that were thought to be included. The agreement is being negotiated between the United States, the 27 member countries of the European Union, Switzerland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Korea, Singapore, Mexico and Morocco.
The European Parliament vote forced a one time release of the ACTA negotiating text on April 16, 2010,. What is ACTA about? US told EU to hide ACTA from public. Could Cybercrime Treaty Already Push Through Some Of The Worst O. ACTA/diffs/Chapter2/Section3 - EU-wiki. From EU-wiki (Difference between revisions) Revision as of 00:16, 22 August 2010 ACTA/20100701_leak Section 3: Criminal Enforcement[1] 1.[2] Each Party shall provide for criminal procedures and penalties to be applied at least in cases of willful trademark counterfeiting or copyright or related rights piracy on a commercial scale.[3] [EU: [J: For the purpose of this Agreement,] [US: Infringements] Acts [Can: of piracy] carried out on a commercial scale are [US/CH: include at least] those carried out in the context of commercial activity for direct or indirect economic or commercial advantage; [[US/J/CH: however a Party may exclude][EU: this excludes] such acts carried out by end consumers.] [2.
A. to which a mark has been applied without the consent of the right holder which is identical to or cannot be distinguished from a trademark registered in its territory[5]; and [EU: 3. (b) Subject to the legal principles of the Party, the liability of legal persons may be criminal or [non-criminal]. ACTA Round Ten Concludes: Deal May Be One Month Away, Updated Text To Remain Secret. Round ten of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement negotiations in Washington concluded on Friday with countries confirming progress on all fronts and hopes to reach agreement on all remaining substantive issues at the next round in negotiations in Japan in late September. While the joint statement is not yet online, Reuters reports that the U.S. believes the remaining issues - including the U.S. - E.U. divide over geographical indications - could be resolved at the next meeting. The statement repeats earlier assurances about the impact on fundamental rights, cross-border transit of generic medicines, and iPod searching border guards.
It also appears that there was again no agreement on releasing the draft text, with the U.S. presumably the ongoing obstacle. Instead, countries pledge to release the final text before deciding to sign it. Yet releasing the text once negotiations are concluded is too late. ACTA : l'UE et les États-Unis veulent trouver un compromis. L'Inside U.S. Trade du 30 juillet, une newsletter payante sur le commerce, publiée par World Trade Online, nous apprend que l'Union Européenne et les États-Unis vont se rencontrer le 16 aout pour tenter de résoudre leurs différends dans les négociations sur l'ACTA.
Les autres pays de la négociation (Australie, Canada, Japon, Mexique, Maroc, Nouvelle Zélande, Singapour, Corée du Sud et Suisse) auraient demandé aux deux partenaires de trouver un compromis sur les points les plus sensibles de l'accord. Les négociations sont en effet bloquées par des dissensions de part et d'autre de l'Atlantique. Or l'article d'Inside U.S. Trade liste une série de désaccords qui pourraient être difficile à arranger. Et peut-être même provoquer l'échec de cette tentative de conciliation : Les Indications Géographiques Protégées : En Europe certaines indications d'origine géographique sont protégées, comme les AOC. From Wellington to Lucerne: Tracking the Major ACTA Changes. ACTA and the Overblown Threat of Piracy | The Seminal.
No Associated Press content was harmed in the writing of this post The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) has been largely negotiated behind closed doors, and only recently was an official draft made public. The Obama administration even declared an early draft classified in refusing to comply with a Freedom of Information Act request. (Negotiating in secret seems to be an emerging theme.) It eventually made its way to Wikileaks despite this reluctance, but in general the American government has led the way in keeping a lid on it as much as possible. We therefore have no way of knowing what the next developments will be, nor when they will occur. There is a lot to look at in the draft, but the linchpin may be the legal status of Internet service providers (ISPs).
Moreover, if infringing activity happens over a shared network address like a wireless router, if someone in the next apartment piggybacks onto your wi-fi connection and uses it for piracy, you are on the hook. Treaty targets Internet, not knockoff purses. A Copyright Bill Loved (or At Least Accepted) By. ACTA Analysis Across the Web. ELPAÍS.com. Balkinization. Middle Ground (The Wire) NL Supreme court ends 10 year old Scientology case. Une version en français de l'ACTA est disponible - Numerama. New ACTA leak: 01/18 version of consolidated text | La Quadratur. ACTA and intermediaries. Practical mobile Internet. Cartoon illustration blowup.
Mobile Internet access da. Filtering round up: French filtering, Ireland backs off, UK side. The Privacy Implications of Deep Packet Inspection « Office of t. Preliminary Analysis of the Officially Released ACTA Text | Elec. PIJIP: Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (c. 23) SAD but Ironic : ‘The legislative farce of the Digital Economy A. Release of ACTA text is good, but many battles remain « Christia.
Text of secret ACTA talks released. New ACTA leak: 01/18 version of consolidated text | La Quadratur. Draft Of Internet Piracy Deal Released. Stop ACTA ! Metro - The Orwellian plan to track your music. Lizard People drop ACTA draft from Black Helicopter • The Regist. Creating opportunities - Trade topics - Intellectual property-An. Time to party, as ACTA hits town. Consolidated ACTA text is released, without country positions | Ars Colloquium: the official ACTA treaty draft and your reaction. GamesMarkt | News | ACTA-Vertragsentwurf veröffentlicht.
ACTA treaty aims to deputize ISPs on copyrights. ACTA Takes Steps Against Piracy. Acta copyright treaty draft gets first public airing | Regulatio. Des associations d'archivistes et de bibliothécaires s'opposent. ACTA: European Commission transparently ignores European Parliam. (WO/2008/017772) METHOD FOR COMBATTING THE ILLICIT DISTRIBUTION. Guest Post: ACTA – A Draft Trade Agreement with a Potential to C. ALEV] ALDE ADLE Hearing on ACTA [FULL] - a News & Politics video. Wi-Fi Key-Cracking Kits Sold in China Mean Free Internet - CIO.c. Google attorney slams ACTA copyright treaty | Politics and Law - ACTA Debate Gets Specific. Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreemen. ‘ACTA debate gets specific’ Human Rights Eroding in the Name of Copyright Protection - Chao- Senator Lundy raises ACTA concerns - Security - Technology - New. Three tech associations oppose Obama IP effort on anti-counterfe.
What is ACTA and why it's a problem.