ACTA is still alive regardless of EU's rejection, 14th round of TPP begins

It appears that ACTA is still alive as Japan's House Committee of Foreign Affairs, and is now heading to the House of Representatives (Japan) floor for approval for ratification.  Japan will be the first nation to ratify ACTA. Five more ratifications to go, Austrailia and Mexico have rejected ACTA, but Canada, Morocco, Singapore, and South Korea will ratify the Agreement. So Canadians, you need to make your voice heard and tell your parliament representatives not to ratify this Agreement. However, there is another trade agreement that has ACTA's provisions in it, it's called the Canada-EU trade agreement or CETA.

The 14th round negotiations and it will likely be the final round of negotiations as US trade Representative Kirk has said he wants the deal done before the November Elections. However, Canada and Mexico has been blocked from this round of negotiations until Congress comes back and approve their entry into the negotiations which could be until the next round or the round in. For those in Leesburg, VA, make your voice heard right now. Because there could be expanding a copyright maximum like proposal that could for example expand "three strikes" beyond the internet, just as the old draft ACTA used to have before it was watered down, thus criminalizing private acts of anything, including the things you or a child could do that would put the entire family in prison.

Chile and New Zealand had an IP proposal which is less worse than the US proposal.

The New Zealand proposal would make easier for intellectual works (including medicine) to be accessed by the public.

Chile's proposal would counter the abuse of IP rights similar to the US DMCA counter-notice.

The US proposal calls all TPP members to apply the three step-test which is different to the Berne Convention, makes it impossible for consumers to access IP (including medicines) and implement three strikes.

New Zealand and Chile's proposal sounds fair but the US proposal is the worst.

I will present some updates during this round, so please make your voice heard.

UPDATE: Reported on Twitter. Japan has ratified ACTA.