ACTA talks in Seoul? Zip.

Sat,07 Nov 2009 05:24 GMT -4:00 http://www.p2pnet.net/story/30856

- The latest round of ACTA negotiations, which concluded yesterday in in Seoul, Korea, might have been summed up as secret talks on transparency, Michael Geist suggested.

“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,” he blogged.

Now, “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,” he says today, going on:

” If the past releases are any indication, it will thank the Korean government and blandly describe the talks on Internet and criminal provisions.

And in an update, ” release out, exactly as predicted“.

We’ve reproduced it in full below, for what it’s worth, which is nothing »»»

The 6th Round of Negotiations on Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement

The 6th round of negotiations on the proposed Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) was held in Seoul on November 4th to 6th, 2009, hosted by the Republic of Korea. Participants in the negotiations included Australia, Canada, the European Union, represented by the European Commission, the EU Presidency (Sweden), and EU Member States, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Morocco, New Zealand, Singapore, Switzerland and the United States of America (alphabetically ordered).

The meeting was chaired by Mr. Gheewhan Kim, Director-General, and Ms. Miyon Lee, Director, Multilateral Trade Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Participants underlined the importance of ACTA as an agreement which shall provide for an enhanced framework to fight global infringement of intellectual property rights, particularly in the context of counterfeiting and piracy.

The discussions at the meeting were productive and focused on enforcement of rights in the digital environment and criminal enforcement. Participants also discussed the importance of transparency including the availability of opportunities for stakeholders and the public in general to provide meaningful input into the negotiating process.

Participants in the meeting agreed that the next meeting would be hosted by Mexico in January 2010. Participants also reaffirmed their commitment to continue their work with the aim of concluding the agreement as soon as possible in 2010.

However, says Geist, “More informative is the actual document that served as the basis for my postings earlier this week …

He has the documet embedded on his blog, pointing out a login is required for PDF download.

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First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win ~ Mahatma Gandhi

summed up – ACTA in Korea: ’secret talks on transparency’, November 5, 2009

blogged – ACTA Negotiations, Day Three: Secret Talks on Transparency, November 5, 2009




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