[pp.int.general] US Trade Reps (USTR) requesting submissions about ACTA from Foreign Nationals

[Brendan Molloy]

http://www.wcl.american.edu/pijip/go/blog-post/ustr-requests-comments-for-the-2011-special-301-report-and-for-the-anti-counterfeiting-trade-agreement

Mike Palmedo
> January 5, 2011
>
> The U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has requested written submissions from
> the public in advance of the 2011 Special 301 Report.  It has also announced
> a public hearing on the special 301 Report to be held March 2.  Any member
> of the public, including foreign nationals, can submit comments to the
> record and can testify at the hearing.  The deadline for written submissions
> and for written requests to testify at the hearing is Feb 15.  The deadline
> for foreign governments is February 22.
>
> Instructions for writing comments and submitting them online are included
> in USTR's December 30, 2010 Federal Register Notice.
> The Special 301 Report is an annual report required by the Trade Act that
> identifies countries which allegedly deny “adequate and effective protection
> of intellectual property rights, or deny fair and equitable market access to
> U.S. persons who rely on intellectual property protection.” (19 USC 2242)
>  Critics have argued that USTR uses it to unilaterally advance TRIPS-Plus
> intellectual property regimes that may not be in the best interest of other
> nations.
>
> For more from PIJIP (including past comments and testimony from PIJIP
> Professor Flynn), please see the PIJIP Special 301 Page.
>
> The notice from USTR came shortly after a seperate request for comments on
> the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA).  USTR's request for comments
> on ACTA was published in the Federal Register on December 17. Any member of
> the public may submit comments on the controversial trade agreement, and the
> deadline for submission is Febraruy 15.
>

So, any interested parties out there, get cracking. :)
-- 
Regards,
Brendan Molloy
Pirate Party Australia

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