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keionline.org - 10/29/2009
Petition to President Obama, regarding transparency of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement
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The following is a petition to President Obama, asking that the negotiations regarding ACTA be made more transparent. You can sign the petition by sending a note to Malini Aisola at malini.aisola@keionline.org For more background on ACTA and the disputes over transparency, see KEI ...

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Tech Daily Dose:  Watchdog Circulates Obama IP Letter

Boing Boing:  Petition to Obama government to disclose secret copyright treaty

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Watchdog Circulates Obama IP Letter
Tech Daily Dose — ... The letter goes on to state that "the only rationale for keeping the proposed ACTA text from the public is to suppress criticism and critical thinking about the norms that are being proposed." The group calls it "Orwellian and an insult to our intelligence" to claim the secrecy of the ACTA text has anything to do with national security. Read more here. ...

Petition to Obama government to disclose secret copyright treaty
Boing Boing — ... the semi-public consultations in forums like WIPO tiresome." Obama's administration has refused to disclose the drafts of ACTA on the grounds of "national security" (yes, really!), but we know from leaks and memos that it includes universal surveillance of the net; mandatory loss of Internet connections without trial for households where one member is accused of violating copyright; and a duty to search your laptop and personal devices at the border for infringing material. Petition to President Obama, regarding transparency of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement ...

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