La Quadrature du Net: WikiLeaks Cables Shine Light on ACTA History

U.S. cables released by wikileaks show that the agreement was developed with the intention of establishing new norms against which to measure the efforts of middle income countries not involved in the negotiations.  They show that Europeans were agitated by being presented with a US-Japan draft, by the lack of coverage of geographical indications, and by the lack of transparency.

Click here for La Quadrature du Net’s analysis, including the original cables.

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    Mike Palmedo is the admin for infojustice.org, and he manages interdisciplinary research on copyright exceptions at American University College of Law's Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property. He has Masters degrees Economics and in International Affairs, and is an economics PhD candidate.

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