KEI Letter to the European Parliament regarding ACTA, October 25, 2010
(A PDF version of this is available here.)
Knowledge Ecology International
October 25, 2010
Letter to the European Parliament regarding ACTA
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KEI’s ACTA timeline
ACTA Timeline
2007
- September 24 to October 3, 2007, WIPO General Assembly meets and approves the WIPO Development Agenda.
- October 23, 2007. Joint announcement is made regarding the formal launch of negotiations on ACTA. The USTR announcement is here.
2008
USTR’s implausible claim that ACTA Article 1.2 is an all purpose loophole, and the ramifications if true
The October 2010 version of the ACTA text is inconsistent with several areas of U.S. law, and proposals for new laws in the areas of the reform of patent damages and access to orphaned copyrighted works. In particular, the obligations in the ACTA text do not incorporate many of the areas of limitations and exceptions to remedies found in U.S. law, and in the statutes of some other countries.
Areas where the Oct 2, 2010 ACTA text is inconsistent with U.S. law
Note: On October 8, 2010, Senator Wyden asked the American Law Division of the Congressional Research Service of the Library of Congress undertake and provide to Congress:
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Notes on the October 7, 2010 USTR NGO briefing on ACTA
Notes on the October 7, 2010 USTR NGO briefing on ACTA
By Judit Rius Sanjuan & Anne Mira Guha
Today, USTR held a nearly 2-hour public briefing on the new version of the ACTA text. USTR representatives present included Stan McCoy, Kira Alvarez, and Rachel Bae. Stan and Kira did most of the talking at the meeting.
The October 2, 2010 version of the ACTA text
The October 2, 2010 version of the ACTA text is now available. A copy is here.
See also: Areas where the Oct 2, 2010 ACTA text is inconsistent with U.S. law
Quick look
(revised 10:17 am, October 7, 2010)
Marcy Kaptur’s bill to create a compulsory license for patented seeds: the Seed Availability and Competition Act of 2009
Marcy Kaptur is a Democratic member of Congress from Ohio. In 2009 she introduced HR 3299, the Seed Availability and Competition Act of 2009. Continue Reading
Timeline of privileges regarding the commercialization and use of knowledge. Part 1: before 1980
Draft
This is work in progress, and is part of a larger project on timelines. This particular timeline is unfinished, and may contain errors.
Timeline of privileged regarding the commercialization and use of knowledge
Timelines
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High Level Timelines of privileges regarding the commercialization and use of knowledge
- Timeline of privileges regarding the commercialization and use of knowledge: Part 1: before 1980
Timeline of privileges regarding the commercialization and use of knowledge. Part 3: 2000 and after
Draft
This is work in progress, and is part of a larger project on timelines. This particular timeline is unfinished, and may contain errors.