You might have heard me ranting about the new administration wearing the old “national security” hat to keep information about the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) a secret. Information about the agreement was released to a select group of organizations with watermarks to “protect” from sharing, and they all required NDAs. Thankfully it’s been leaked and we’ve got a chance to see what’s happening before it’s too late.
To start with it’s pathetic that we have to read legislation drafted by public officials we elected in the form of a controversial leak. Also irritating is that this is obviously a Copyright agreement, not a Counterfeit agreement. Not surprisingly the representatives involved received over $250,000 in “donations” from media corporations over the past 2 years, based on research I conducted on OpenSecrets.org. The usual players: Time Warner, News Corp, Sony, and Disney.
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