[Chapter-delegates] [Comments sought] - Draft ISOC statement on ACTA

[Chris Grundemann]

Thank you Christine, and thanks to all who worked to draft this
response. Overall I am very satisfied with it.

I did want to note that I do not necessarily have the same concerns
that are expressed in the section titled "Cooperative efforts within
the business community." I believe that promoting cooperation in the
business community is appropriate. I do however agree that "Due
process and judicial oversight must remain paramount."

Also, I want to emphasize my support for what is written in the
section titled "Online service providers" as well as all comments
regarding the need for a more multi-stakeholder process and the missed
opportunity for leadership. These statements can not be made too
strongly, in my opinion.

Thanks again,
~Chris


On Sun, Jan 23, 2011 at 12:47,  <runnegar at isoc.org> wrote:
> Dear colleagues,
>
> We would like to invite your comments on a proposed Internet Society
> statement on the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA). Our intention
> is to submit the statement to the Office of the United States Trade
> Representative (USTR) public consultation which closes on 15 February 2011,
> and use the statement to guide our engagement in other regions.
>
> We will be collecting comments until 5 February 2011.
>
> Background
>
> Australia, Canada, the European Union and its 27 member states, Japan,
> Mexico, Morocco, New Zealand, Republic of Korea, Singapore, Switzerland and
> the United States of America have negotiated a trade agreement regarding
> counterfeiting and enforcement of intellectual property rights, known as the
> Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement. The final version of the agreed text
> was released in December 2010.
>
> In 2010, the Internet Society made two submissions on the then draft
> Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) to public consultations held in
> Europe and New Zealand. You will find these documents on our ACTA web page
> at http://www.isoc.org/internet/issues/acta.shtml.
>
> Later in the year, we invited your observations and views on the negotiated
> ACTA text that was released in October 2010, after the final round of
> negotiations.  Subsequently, in December 2010, the negotiating governments
> released the final version of the ACTA text. A copy of this text is
> available at http://www.dfat.gov.au/trade/acta/index.html.
>
> Many thanks to all those who have already contributed to the Internet
> Society's statements on this issue.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Christine
>
> ____________________
>
> Christine Runnegar
> Senior Manager Public Policy
> Internet Society
> www.isoc.org
>
>
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