| Almost done One of my senators wrote me back about this, generally coming down in favor of it as a necessity. He also noted that they're almost done with it. I've removed my state name and his site name to protect... me. Bolded text is my emphasis.
Thank you for contacting me to express your concern regarding the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA). Your opinion is very important to me, and I appreciate the opportunity to respond to you.
As you may know, the objective of the ACTA negotiations is to negotiate a new agreement to combat counterfeiting and piracy. The United States has been working with several trading partners, including Australia, Canada, the European Union and its 27 member states, Japan, Mexico, Morocco, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea, and Switzerland, to negotiate the agreement.
The ACTA is intended to assist in the efforts of governments around the world to more effectively combat the proliferation of counterfeit and pirated goods, which undermines legitimate trade and the sustainable development of the world economy, and in some cases, contributes to organized crime and exposes American families to dangerous and misleading products.
It is important that Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) are protected and enforced. Rest assured that I will continue to work with my colleagues to sufficiently safeguard the jobs and privacy rights of U.S. citizens. As you may know, in the past I have voted against overly broad trade agreements such as the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) that send local jobs overseas, do not address environmental concerns, and hurt local businesses in [deleted]. Please be assured that as the seventh and final round of negotiations for the ACTA approach in January 2010, I will continue to learn more about the details of the final proposed agreement as it moves through the Senate.
Again, thank you for sharing your thoughts with me. Please do not hesitate to contact me in the future about this or any other matter of concern. You may also visit my website ([deleted]) to learn more about my work in the United States Senate. |
