Secret ACTA agreement must be made public
The Canadian Library Association is one among many organizations calling for the Secret ACTA (Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement) draft agreement to be made public. http://www.essentialaction.org/access/index.php?/archives/173-Secret-Counterfeiting-Treaty-Public-Must-be-Made-Public,-Global-Organizations-Say.html
From the announcement: “The lack of transparency in negotiations of an agreement that will affect the fundamental rights of citizens of the world is fundamentally undemocratic. It is made worse by the public perception that lobbyists from the music, film, software, video games, luxury goods and pharmaceutical industries have had ready access to the ACTA text and pre-text discussion documents through long-standing communication channels”.
Thanks to Michael Geist for the tip, and for agreeing to serve as the Canadian contact on the release.
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