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Leak Shows US Lead Opponent of ACTA Transparency

Posted by timothy on from the putting-on-an-acta dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Throughout the debate over ACTA transparency, the secret copyright treaty, many countries have taken public positions that they support release of the actual text, but that other countries do not. Since full transparency requires consensus of all the ACTA partners, the text simply can't be released until everyone is in agreement. A new leak from the Netherlands fingers who the chief opponents of transparency are: the United States, South Korea, Singapore, and Denmark lead the way, with Belgium, Germany, and Portugal not far behind as problem countries."

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  1. I must say by Monkeedude1212 · · Score: 4, Funny

    I am shocked. Just shocked.

  2. Glad I live in the land of the free. by FiloEleven · · Score: 2, Funny

    I'm glad I live in the land of the free,
    where the ones in charge aren't accountable to me.
    They say they do it all for my own good,
    so I ought to keep my head down like they say I should.

    Meh.

    --
    Your brain is not a computer.
  3. Re:apt quote by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    "American Idol is on tonight, oh goodie" - Typical American

  4. Re:Just who did we elect to do this? by Idiomatick · · Score: 1, Funny

    "It's a turd of a bill."
    Yeah but the risk of ignoring Republican input would have resulted in law that the republicans would undo first chance they got into power.

  5. Re:apt quote by Lunix+Nutcase · · Score: 3, Funny

    Get slaughtered by the US military for inciting rebellion?

  6. Re:As a Dane by c0d3g33k · · Score: 2, Funny

    That's ok. You're still Great. Woof!