20 Dec, 2008: No ACTA Deal Yet As EU Parliament Seeks Narrower Scope, More Transparency (IP-Watch)
"As negotiations on the proposed Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) continued in Paris this week with again no public details the European Parliament Thursday sent a strong signal by requesting transparency in the negotiations. Parliament meeting in Strasbourg on 18 December passed a resolution on the impact of counterfeiting in international trade “calls on the [European] Commission and the member ...

19 Dec, 2008: Canada’s Official Statement on Dec. 2008 ACTA Negotiations
The meeting was opened by French Trade Minister, Mrs. Anne-Marie Idrac, who reaffirmed the strong commitment of the EU in favour of intellectual property rights (IPR), against counterfeiting and piracy, and called for constructive and ambitious negotiations. Participants reaffirmed their commitments to negotiate an agreement to combat global infringements of IPR, particularly in the context of counterfeiting and piracy, ...

19 Dec, 2008: Paris ACTA Meetings Wrap Up: We’re Safe Until March 2009 (Ars Technica)
"Negotiations on the controversial and largely secret Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) race ever onward, but the process isn't moving quite as fast as proponents had hoped. No deal will now happen before the end of the year, nor before a new US administration takes the reins in late January. Another round of ACTA negotiations wrapped up yesterday in Paris, ...

18 Dec, 2008: USTR Statement on Dec. 2008 ACTA Negotiations in Paris
The meeting was opened by French Trade Minister, Mrs. Anne-Marie Idrac, who reaffirmed the strong commitment of the EU in favour of intellectual property rights (IPR), against counterfeiting and piracy, and called for constructive and ambitious negotiations. Participants reaffirmed their commitments to negotiate an agreement to combat global infringements of IPR, particularly in the context of counterfeiting and piracy, ...

14 Dec, 2008: Internet Governance Forum: ACTA A Possible Show-Stopper For IP Progress (IP-Watch)
The third annual United Nations-led Internet Governance Forum in Hyderabad, India this month addressed a range of topics related to intellectual property rights and the free flow of information, and provided a venue for doubts about a closed-door international anti-counterfeiting treaty negotiation being led by the United States and Japan. The proposed Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) intended to align ...

1 Dec, 2008: A2K@IGF Dynamic Coalition Session: Access to Knowledge and Freedom of Expression Policies for the Development of a Global Information Economy”
Hyderabad, India - 5 December 2008

3 Nov, 2008: Canadian Govt. Keeps ACTA Consultation Results Under Wraps
The documents confirm that two countries - the United States and Japan - have emerged as the primary supporters and drafters of the treaty. Countries have met three times in recent months to discuss elements of the treaty with those two countries providing draft treaty language to the other participants just prior to the formal meeting. For example, in ...

3 Nov, 2008: European NGO FFII Opposes Stealth Legislation, Demands ACTA Documents Be Made Public
The Foundation for a Free Information Infrastructure (FFII) has requested 12 secret Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) documents from the EU Council. Behind closed doors, the EU, US, Japan and other countries are negotiating ACTA. The negotiating parties plan on making the ACTA text public only after the parties have agreed to it. Based on leaked information, the FFII is ...

2 Nov, 2008: EU NGO (FFII) Analysis of Anti-Counterfeiting Treaty (ACTA)
Behind closed doors the EU, US, Japan and other countries negotiate an Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA). A leaked discussion paper mentions types of provisions that could be included. According to the European Commission's website, a "path breaking" agreement is foreseen. For this reason the Commission likes to work outside the normal formal structures. Indeed, the leaked document contains unprecedented measures. ...

28 Oct, 2008: Open Letter to World Customs Organization Concerning Increased Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights
We the undersigned public interest groups and individuals are writing to raise our concerns about recent developments in the World Customs Organisation, in particular the setting of intellectual property enforcement standards that go beyond the TRIPS agreement (TRIPS plus) in the SECURE Working Group, the lack of dialogue with, and involvement of public interest organisations in the standard setting process ...

2 Oct, 2008: Cautionary Letter on Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) from US Senators Leahy and Specter to US Trade Representative (USTR)
"... we urge you not to rush into a new, broad Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement that may have significant impact on intellectual property protection at home and abroad..."

24 Sep, 2008: Secret ACTA Treaty Emerges Blinking into Sunlight (Ars Technica)
The much-maligned, drafted-in-secret, Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, is an odd beast. It's being drafted by a group that includes the US, the EU, and Japan... but also Canada, Mexico, and Korea, which are on US Trade Representative's "special 301" watch list for intellectual property problems. No draft of the text has yet been revealed, even though the goal was to push ...

18 Sep, 2008: Coalition of Technology Companies and Digital Rights Groups Comment on ACTA to USTR
Joint Statement on ACTA from American Association of Law Libraries, American Library Association, Association of Research Libraries, Center for Democracy & Technology Computer & Communications Industry Association, Consumer Electronics Association Digital Future Coalition, Entertainment Consumers Association, Home Recording Rights Coalition, Information Technology Association of America, Intel Corporation, Internet Commerce Coalition, IP Justice, Knowledge Ecology International, Medical Library Association NetCoalition, Public Knowledge, Special ...

18 Sep, 2008: EFF and Public Knowledge File Lawsuit Against USTR demanding Information about the Secret IP Enforcement Treaty (ACTA)
U.S. Trade Office Withholds Documents on Secret IP Enforcement Treaty - Public Kept in the Dark About Serious Civil Liberties and Privacy Issues -- "ACTA raises serious concerns for citizens' civil liberties and privacy rights," said EFF International Policy Director Gwen Hinze. "This treaty could potentially change the way your computer is searched at the border or spark new ...

17 Sep, 2008: Google Comments to USTR on Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA)