Even with ACTA supposedly in a "final" state, it appears that the negotiators just can't resist keeping up their level of stifling secrecy.
Glyn Moody points us to the news that the EU's main backer of ACTA, Commissioner Karel De Gucht, has
refused to turn over some "preparatory documents" concerning ACTA that were requested by European Parliament Member Francoise Castex. As the article notes, the European Commission
is required to turn over such documents, as per the Vienna Convention, but De Gucht apparently has a different interpretation of all of that, saying that as long as he answers questions by MEPs, he has no obligation to turn over the documents.
It's really quite stunning how tone deaf ACTA supporters are on these issues. People have been asking for a modicum of transparency on this highly questionable agreement, and the response has been to be even more secretive. Of course, all this does is highlight that they know they're pushing an industry agenda, and they're ashamed of it. If you actually were putting together a proposal that benefited everyday citizens, they wouldn't be hiding all the details.
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