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News about ACTA
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Copyright in the digital age: Australia, ACTA and the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement
In February this year, Attorney-General Nicola Roxon announced the Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) would conduct an inquiry into copyright law to make sure it was keeping pace with the digital age.
By Stephanie McDonald | 13 April, 2012 11:34
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ACTA will diminish Australia's digital economy: legal expert
The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), if adopted by Australia, could have major effect on innovation, the digital economy and competition with the country, according to an Australian legal expert.
By Stephanie McDonald | 28 March, 2012 10:02
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ACTA treaty could pressure future changes for Aussie laws: EFA
Although the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) will not require any immediate changes to Australian laws, the Electronic Frontiers Australia (EFA) has expressed concern over potential future pressures on Australian copyright control from other countries.
By Chloe Herrick | 25 November, 2010 11:19
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EU parliamentarians criticize anti-counterfeiting deal
The proposed multilateral Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) has hit a stumbling block over the liability of ISPs in allowing customers access to peer-to-peer file-sharing sites and the inclusion of geographic indicators.
By Jennifer Baker | 08 September, 2010 23:22
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Secret copyright treaty draft leaked after Washington talks
Another round of negotiations, another leak: Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) published what it says is the latest draft of the secret Anti-Counterfeit Trade Agreement (ACTA) over the weekend.
By Peter Sayer | 07 September, 2010 02:56
Features about ACTA
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ACTA: No longer secret but still plenty to worry about
It has been public knowledge for quite a while that many of the world's governments have been working on an "Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, but none of the details of what they were thinking was public knowledge, in spite of a few leaked documents. The people involved in the negotiations seem to have believed that a knowledgeable public would just get in their way.
By Scott Bradner | 27 April, 2010 07:04
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