ACTA

ACTA (Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement) or ACAC (Accord Commercial Anti-Contrefaçon)

Susta Report

• "Impact of counterfeiting on international trade" initiative report by the INTA Committee, reported by Gian Luca Susta

This initiative report isn't a law (directive) but might have some political impact in the process of negociating the ACTA treaty.

links in english

• leaked drafts of the ACTA treaty on wikileaks.

• European Commission seeks mandate to negotiate major new international anti- counterfeiting pact
• William Patry, google's judicial advisor on copyright issues, writes in three parts about the method of circumventing national legislations by means of international treaties :
  • An Offer Countries Can't Refuse
  • An ACTA Call to Arms: No More Secret Government
  • Secret Government Part III
• Intellectual Property Watch: Speculation Persists On ACTA As First Official Meeting Concludes
• ACTA on wikipedia
• Mike Masnick sur Techdirt : We Need More Sunlight On ACTA: Where Is The Mainstream Press?
• Jamie King sur IQSensato : The Proposed Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA): Global Policy Implications
• James Love sur Huffington Post : The Counterfeit Treaty
• Michael Geist calls for transparency on The Star: Transparency needed on ACTA
• Aaron Shaw sur KES : The Problem with the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (and what to do about it)
• on KEI RIAA Suggestions for content of ACTA
• on slashdot Purported ACTA Wishlist Would Put DMCA To Shame

=== liens en français

• Billet chez Laurent GUERBY (FR)
• Mandat de négociation pour le commissaire européen (FR)
• Sur Numérama : Droit d'auteur : un traité international pour tuer The Pirate Bay