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Senators Push for Transparency for ACTA

By DrewWilson

The hot-button issue of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) not being transparent became a major issue again recently. Three senators are demanding that ACTA be made more transparent and that it wouldn't undermine congress's ability to govern. Patrick Leahy and Arlen Specter issued an open letter to Susan Schwab today regarding ACTA, a controversial international agreement that has, so far, remained secret to the general public. "Protecting intellectual property through better international coordination and improved standards of enforcement abroad is a valuable pursuit. We have steadfastly supported funding in the Foreign Operations Appropriations bill to assist foreign countries in combating the piracy of U.

Full post as published by ZeroPaid on October 03, 2008 (boomark / email).