U.S., Korea, Singapore, Denmark, Germany, Belgium And Portugal: Against ACTA Transparency
One of the biggest issues in discussing ACTA is the rampant secrecy behind the negotiations. We’ve heard calls from many different politicians to get rid of the secrecy and be more transparent, but we hadn’t heard who was against the transparency (other than some industry lobbyists who, in theory, shouldn’t have much say in this). The only statement came from the USTR, who claimed that countries would leave the negotiating table if the text were made public — but wouldn’t say who or why.
Well, now we know who. A leaked document highlights which countries are against transparency and the list includes Belgium, Portugal, Germany, Denmark, South Korea and Singapore.To read the full article, go here.
In the following, I rant on rampantly about German politicans and mostly about the Piratenpartei, so I put a Read more. It’s not like it’s interesting, just very angry talking.
Amen to all of that. I feel you so much, you have no idea.
So disappointed and mad right now, no words.
Feel like smashing my mouse into my screen.
Tagged as: In which I rant rampantly. ACTA. Against Transparency. Germany. I hate our politicians right now.
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