Creative Commons Aotearoa New Zealand discussion

["Hamish MacEwan" <hamish.macewan AT gmail.com>]

Well, well, well:


"Sens. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Arlen Specter (R-Penn.) sent a letter
on Thursday to U.S. Trade Representative Susan Schwab saying that the
Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement currently under negotiation "could
limit Congress's ability to make appropriate refinements to
intellectual property law in the future."

The speed of the negotiations and their lack of transparency compound
the risk that the treaty will unnecessarily constrain Congress, the
letter says. "

and

"Regarding the potential breadth of ACTA, we strongly urge you not to
permit the agreement to address issues of liability for service
providers or technological protection measures," it said. "The
contours of the law and liability exposure in these areas continue to
be debated in the courts."

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-10057100-38.html?part=rss


Hamish.
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