Ars Technica has an interesting (short, with good links) article on the new
Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA).
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Now, Public Knowledge is urging the public to give the US Trade Representative—which is negotiating ACTA—comments related to ACTA. USTR is taking comments currently for its "Special 301" process, a name of remarkable obscurity that could only exist in Washington. Special 301 happens every year, and it's a chance for companies to complain to the US government about other countries who aren't doing enough (in their view) to address issues like copyright violations and counterfeiting.
But the Special 301 process is open to everyone, and this year, US Trade Representative Ron Kirk explicitly asked for more public involvement. "With more robust, public participation in the review," said Kirk back in January, "we can better achieve the goal of identifying and addressing the most serious problems with protection and enforcement of IPRs."
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They also give information on where to go to give feedback in general, but they don't have
the direct link, which is here.
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Anyone who wants to file a comments can go to regulations.gov, docket number USTR-2010-0003, and include the term "2010 Special 301 Review" in the "Type Comment and Upload File" field. You have one week left.
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I am thinking about how to make an intelligent, respectful, and hopefully useful comment. Any ideas?