Greens/EFA and activists’ workshop on ACTA & consumers
Datum: 4 May 2010 16:30 – 18:00
The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) is a proposed plurilateral trade agreement which is claimed by its proponents to be in response “to the increase in global trade of counterfeit goods and pirated copyright protected works.” The scope of ACTA is broad, including counterfeit physical goods, as well as “internet distribution and information technology”.
Critics argue ACTA is part of a broader strategy of venue shopping and policy laundering employed by the trade representatives of the US, EC, Japan, and other supporters of rigid intellectual property enforcement. This strategy entails negotiating for terms in international treaties that might prove too politically unpopular to pass in national assemblies. Similar terms and provisions currently appear in the World Customs Organization draft SECURE treaty, and critics have argued that the anticircumvention provisions of Title I of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act were similarly passed after policy laundering via treaties negotiated through the World Intellectual Property Organization.
On the 4th of May the Greens/EFA are organising a workshop on ACTA and consumers where Christopher Kullenberg will present “Methods and tools for effective activism” as a representativ from We Rebuild/Telecomix/the Julia group. He will talk about community participation and strategies for opening up ACTA, and the importance of public engagement in political processes.
Participants: Christopher Kullenberg, The Julia group amongst others
Location: European Parliament, room A5E1, 4 May, 16.30-18.00, Brussels
More information: ACT ON ACTA
Postat den 26 April 2010