Michael Geist at the European Parliament INTA Workshop on ACTA 01.03.2012

ACTA expert and canadian law professor Michael Geist at the European Parliament's workshop on ACTA 01.03.2012 His full report can be found at www.michaelgeist.ca "This report concludes that ACTA's harm greatly exceeds its potential benefits. Given ACTA's corrosive effect on transparency in international negotiations, the damage to international intellectual property institutions, the exclusion of the majority of the developing world from the ambit of the agreement, the potentially dangerous substantive provisions, and the uncertain benefits in countering counterfeiting, there are ample reasons for the public and politicians to reject the agreement in its current form. In doing so, governments would help restore confidence in the global intellectual property system and open the door to a new round of negotiations premised on transparency, inclusion, and evidence-based policy-making."






































