ACTA: an illegal treaty?

Behind closed doors the EU, US and Japan negotiate an Anti-Counterfeiting Treaty (ACTA). According to the [http://ec.europa.eu/trade/issues/sectoral/intell_property/fs231007_en.htm European Commission's website], a "path breaking" treaty is forseen. For this reason the Commission likes to work outside the normal formal structures.

An [http://wikileaks.org/wiki/Image:Acta.pdf ACTA discussion paper] was leaked.

[http://www.ip-watch.org/weblog/index.php?p=1071 Intellectual Property Watch]

[http://wikileaks.org/wiki/Image:Acta.pdf Leaked document]

http://ipjustice.org/wp/campaigns/acta/

http://www.eff.org/issues/acta/acta-submission-032108.pdf

http://ec.europa.eu/trade/issues/sectoral/intell_property/fs231007_en.htm