It seems to support the US entertainment industry agenda that is being pushed by the US government – the same agenda that has garnered huge opposition on the Canadian copyright reform front.  It may even include support for the ill-advised three strikes law (I’ll have more to say about that in an upcoming Free Press column).   And if that’s not bad enough in substance, it is being negotiated out of the public eye.

For more details on the topic, search for “ACTA” on Michael Geist’s blog.  Michael includes his own thoughts, his presentation from a recent conference, and links to comments by others.