Acta

ACTA -- A Patriot Act For the Internet

James Love | Posted 11.04.2009 | Technology


James Love

Earth to politicians -- you work for us, not the International Chamber of Commerce. Make the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement negotiations public!

White House Creates Secret Process as Solution to Transparency For Key IPR Negotiation

James Love | Posted 10.15.2009 | Politics


James Love

The U.S. government has created a secret process for insiders to view key negotiating documents for trade agreements -- as an alternative to demands for more openness.

Our Government Opposes Internet Filtering -- Maybe Yes, Maybe No

Art Brodsky | Posted 07.25.2009 | Media


Art Brodsky

If the government opposes Internet filtering in Iran and opposes it in China, then it would be nice if our legislators and our government opposed it here, too.

Obama Administration Rules Texts of New IPR Agreement are State Secrets

James Love | Posted 04.12.2009 | Politics


James Love

We have been seeking access to documents relating to negotiations on an important new intellectual property enforcement treaty. The agreement, misle...

Counterfeit Democracy

Robert Weissman | Posted 10.16.2008 | Business


Robert Weissman

A new draft global trade treaty may interfere with fair use of copyrighted materials, require Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to monitor all consume...