2008/8/1 John Vandenberg jayvdb@gmail.com:
Under customs enforcement for example it proposes:
- Increased inspection of goods to detect potential shipments
I understand one of the functions of being a sovereign nation is that you can inspect pretty much anything that comes across your boarders unless it is a diplomatic bag.
- Under civil enforcement rights holders will have more say on the
damages involved as well as more compensation to cover their legal enforcement costs including "reasonable attorney's fees";.
Err so what? The loser pays system in the UK appears to work
The exact composition of the business "side" is not known, which reflects the lack of transparency afflicting the ACTA process. Whether trade representatives can be forced to reveal the make-up to the press or policy groups remains to be seen.
The EU is involved so any formal documents would have to translated into rather a lot of languages.