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Mexican Senate Votes To Drop Out of ACTA

Posted by samzenpus on from the outta-acta dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The Mexican Senate has voted unanimously to drop out of ACTA negotiations, saying that the process has been way too secretive, left out many stakeholders and appears to deny access to knowledge and information. Of course, it's not clear if this 'non-binding resolution' actually means much, as the negotiators are not under the Senate's control. At the very least, though, it appears the Mexican Senate is going to fight to keep the country from agreeing to ACTA."

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  1. So... by Barrinmw · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Another "backwards" country cares more about the freedoms of its people than the United States.

  2. Made In America by Citizen+of+Earth · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I can't understand why any country other than America would even care about draconian copyright enforcement. Given that America is a huge media maker and most of the world are consumers of this media with a small amount they produce themselves, their citizens achieve a higher quality if life with existing copyright enforcement. ACTA really only benefits the US. All the other countries should figure this out.

  3. IP economy vs. Freedom by oldhack · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I just think IP economy is incompatible with freedom in general. I know you guys can follow thru.

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  4. Nice sideshow alright, but ACTA marches on by ciaran_o_riordan · · Score: 4, Insightful

    > Smaller countries know when they are being taken to the cleaners.

    Yeh, but the only institutions that complain are ones with no power.

    The European Parliament, the European Privacy Commission, and the Mexican Senate aren't in charge of the ACTA negotiations for their countries. They can stomp off and their citizens can feel proud that the elected officials are looking after their interests, but ACTA goes ahead. Funny, huh?

    I didn't understand how society let TRIPS go ahead in 1994. I guessed it was snuck in while citizens weren't looking at the global level, and it would thus never happen again. Now my generation is letting it happen, and we're watching it unfold, and it's unfolding...

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    1. Re:Nice sideshow alright, but ACTA marches on by tongting · · Score: 4, Insightful

      The future's so bright I gotta wear shades, not. "Democratic" societies are sort of a joke. The masses are easily distracted with a combination of glittering objects and FUD while they are increasingly put under the boot of the powerful.

  5. Re:Mexico has much bigger things to deal with by dbet · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I would argue every nation has bigger things to deal with, but that's just me.