Comments on: ACTA: How not to negotiate wide-ranging bilateral agreements

By: Graeme West

Graeme West — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:13:57 +0000

Yes, indeed, very concerning. Their list of representative clients doesn't clear up the picture of who they may have been acting on the behalf of, either.

By: Andres

Andres — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:44:56 +0000

Thanks Graeme,

I saw the list after I had posted. I am terribly concerned about the power held by Wilmer Hale, 3 of their lawyers get to see the text, but the EU Commission does not?

Wow.

By: Graeme West

Graeme West — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 01:00:27 +0000

Hi Andres, Great post. FYI: a full list of those who saw the ACTA negotiating draft under NDA can be found on the Knowledge Ecology web site. A mix of the usual suspects and some surprising ones from 'civil society' groups and content aggregators. Also, Out-Law posted an editorial that totally misses the point about the new treaty: they concentrate on the treaty provisions themselves (in fact, what we know of them) rather than the dynamics of the negotiations. Eek! Graeme West

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