ACTA talks in Seoul? Zip.
p2pnet news view P2P | Politics:- 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.
Definitely stay tuned.
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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November 6th, 2009 at 2:07 pm
“As the ACTA story begins to capture mainstream media attention…”
Yeah, right!
As if the MSM doesn’t know anything about it, and is diligently digging for the details!?
We all know the Mainstream reports only what their masters want to see reported.
I’m sure Dr. Geist is fully aware of why the phrase he used amounts to “dark humour”.
To any of those who still have faith in the Mainstream Media, I offer you the words of David Rockefeller himself, at a Trilateral Commission meeting, in June of 1991. Some of you have already seen these words, I’m sure, but, though they’re very clear and require no real advanced reading skills, has anybody really absorbed them for what they are??…
“We are grateful to the Washington Post, the New York Times, Time Magazine and other great publications whose directors have attended our meetings and respected their promises of discretion for almost 40 years……It would have been impossible for us to develop our plan for the world if we had been subjected to the lights of publicity during those years. But, the world is more sophisticated and prepared to march towards a world government. The supernational sovereignty of an intellectual elite and world bankers is surely preferable to the national autodetermination practiced in past centuries.”
November 6th, 2009 at 4:32 pm
No justice no peace.
November 6th, 2009 at 5:31 pm
Check the Washington Post comments where the corporate shills accuse the author of being a shill for google. Of course none of them have the least problem with the whole secrecy aspect. If ACTA is so wonderful and beneficial why NOT put it out for public scrutiny?