[TechDirt] German Gov’t Uses Anger Over Lack Of ACTA Transparency To Justify Further Lack Of Transparency

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Even though the ACTA text is now finalized, getting details from national governments about what exactly happened during the negotiations is proving extremely difficult, with information still trickling out slowly.

For example, […] the European Commission tried to counter accusations that the negotiations were lacking in transparency by pointing out that the German government had a representative present during all the sessions (that’s transparency?). This was news to people, since the German government had somehow omitted to mention this fact. […]

As well as details of who took part, there is one other category of information whose release is vital: the preparatory documents used during the negotiations. […]

http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120319/10545718159/german-govt-we-cant-be-transparent-about-who-was-present-acta-negotiations-because-anger-lack-transparency.shtml