ACTA: Anti-counterfeiting treaty edges closer

[BusinessDay.co.nz] Countries that sign up to the controversial Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement will not be required to impose “three strikes” laws to disconnect persistent copyright infringers from the internet, trade negotiators said in a joint statement.The eighth round of negotiations on the international treaty concluded in Wellington late on Friday.A New Zealand government official said good progress was made tidying up the draft treaty which he believed had got neither more nor less tough as a result of the Wellington round.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/3594986/Anti-counterfeiting-treaty-edges-closerAlso see:‘Three strikes’ struck out of ACTA
A “three-strikes” penalty regime leading to internet disconnection is not part of the ACTA agreement, a statement released at the end of the Wellington round of treaty negotiations says.However, ACTA critic and law professor Michael Geist says there is still a possibility participants in the discussions will accept three strikes by default, as no alternative plan is offered.
http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/news/three-strikes-struck-out-of-actaACTA partners to end secrecy, release draft text
After more than two years of limited transparency the parties negotiating the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement have agreed to release a draft text of the treaty to the public.The move follows the eighth round of ACTA negotiations in Wellington last week, attended by delegates from New Zealand, Australia, Canada, the European Union, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Morocco, Singapore, Switzerland and the US.
http://pcworld.co.nz/pcworld/pcw.nsf/feature/52FFD3066DEEFB1CCC257709007DB33AInternet Society statement on ACTA
The European Commission held an Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) Stakeholders’ Consultation meeting on Mar 22 2010. Representatives of ISOC’s European Regional Bureau attended and have now issued their comments.
www.isoc-ny.org/?p=1503