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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:Glad I live in the land of the free. by Em+Emalb · · Score: 0, Redundant

    damn....

    couldn't remember the full song, had to copy it...forgot to edit Mounties from my "re-do" My bad. Slashdot, stop punishing us with the 2 minute post rule, please. There's a better way.

    Citizen:
    I'm a citizen and I'm okay.
    I pay my taxes and work all day.

    Congress:
    He's a citizen and he's okay,
    He pays his taxes and works all day.

    Citizen:
    I slave for the man. I eat my lunch.
    I take my 15 minute break.
    On Wednesdays I watch Idol
    And wonder how much money they'll take.

    Congress:
    He slaves for the man. He eats his lunch.
    He takes his 15 minute break.
    On Wednesdays he watches Idol
    And wonders how much money we'll take.

    He's a citizen and he's okay,
    He pays his taxes and works all day.

    Citizen:
    I work like a dog. I scream and shout.
    I would like to press charges.
    I turn on the Television
    And don't have the funds to hang out.

    Congress:
    He works like a dog. He screams and shouts
    He wants to press charges.
    He turns on the television
    And has no money to hang out?!

    He's a citizen and he's okay,
    He pays his taxes and works all day.

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  2. Summary is wrong by Solandri · · Score: 1, Redundant
    The blog states several countries have come out against public disclosure while others have come out for it. On the U.S. in particular, it says:

    Moreover, the U.S. has remained silent on the issue, as it remains unconvinced of the need for full disclosure. In doing so, it would appear that the U.S. is perhaps the biggest problem since a clear position of support might be enough to persuade the remaining outliers.

    Somehow the submitter has morphed this into the U.S. being the lead opponent to public disclosure.