<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">We are all aware that the spectre of the seemingly inevitable Anti-Counterfeit Trade Agreement (ACTA) looms on the horizon - yet we have no solid statement on it internationally (as far as I am aware anyway). I believe this is something we should make some collective noise about. Although there is some information available from <a href="http://wikileaks.org/wiki/G-8_plurilateral_intellectual_property_trade_agreement_discussion_paper">Wikileaks</a> and other limited information provided by various discussion papers and commentary, the process itself has been far from transparent and democratic, despite the ramifications we can foresee from the little information we do have - yet the scariest part is that industry seems to have had unfettered input and access in its drafting.<div><br></div><div>To the end of formulating a joint PPI stance, I've kicked off the beginning of a draft: </div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://int.piratenpartei.de/ACTA">http://int.piratenpartei.de/ACTA</a></div><div><br></div><div>To condemn the process and intention re: our platform, and to demand publication of the draft ACTA. Criticisms, suggestions, observations in general? </div><div><br></div><div>It probably needs to be re-edited, and grammatically adjusted and added to, but it is something we should do before weeks end, if not sooner.</div><div><br></div><div>Regards</div><div><br></div><div>Rod</div><div><br></div></body></html>