Phil Goff on private perks and free trade in the Pacific.
Phil Goff on private perks and free trade in the Pacific.
Laptops seized and examined for illegal music and movies on the United States border could become a reality if the proposed Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) between New Zealand and the United States comes into effect.
ACTA could be included in a free trade agreement with the United States and New Zealand as part of talks to enforce each other’s intellectual-property laws, with residents of each country subject to criminal charges when violating the IP laws of another country. The Recording Industry Association of America and the Motion Picture Association of America filed comments offering suggestions for the trade agreement.
To explain more on this is Computerworld journalist Grant Gross who is based in Washington DC
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