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U.S.: No ACTA Transparency Unless Other Countries Cave on Substance
- sp332 17y agoUSTR is going to use every shred of leverage they have in these negotiations, and as things stand, that includes Europe's desire to have the proceedings opened up. In other words, they don't really care so much about openness (otherwise they'd have taken a harder line against it), but they will trade it for a better position. I think things should be more open already, but given the current reality, this makes a lot of sense for the USTR.
- ars 17y agoAre the things that US is asking for good of bad? Because if they are good, it might be worth the tradeoff.
- sp332 17y agoThey're probably (almost certainly) bad. They're representing the RIAA, MPAA, etc. But without openness, who can know?
- medecau 17y agoAnd how do we know if it's good or bad? The details are unknown. Well, there is this: http://thepiratebay.org/torrent/5425059/ACTA_Agreement_leaked_ http://thepiratebay.org/torrent/5425059/ACTA_Agreement_leake...
- nfnaaron 17y agoWe know they're bad because they're unknown. If there would be no significant protest, mostly passive buy-in, then there'd be no reason to keep it secret. All dark rocks hide cock roaches.