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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. Re:Poorly written summary by FriendlyLurker · · Score: 5, Informative
    it is not fair to lump the U.S. in with countries who are actively opposing transparency.. YES it is fair, and it IS justified :

    IDG covers the latest Dutch leak that reveals the transparency position of many ACTA participants. Particularly telling is the view that both France and Italy favour greater transparency, but fear U.S. retaliation.

  2. Re:apt quote by FriendlyLurker · · Score: 5, Informative

    Here's an important block of text... Moreover, the U.S. has remained silent on the issue.

    This is a more telling block of text :

    IDG covers the latest Dutch leak that reveals the transparency position of many ACTA participants. Particularly telling is the view that both France and Italy favour greater transparency, but fear U.S. retaliation.