Mexico Signs onto ACTA

After numerous set-backs, the European Commission rejecting ACTA (Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement) and other countries backing away as a result, it seemed like it was a slam dunk that no country would ever even consider signing onto ACTA. It turns out, one country seems willing to sign on to such a heavily rejected agreement – Mexico. The news is quite surprising for many observers. Last year, the Mexican congress rejected ACTA , making the country one of what would be a very long list of countries not wanting to have anything to do with the agreement. Then, more recently, the European Union overwhelmingly rejected ACTA after five committees, one after the other, rejected ACTA . To go even further, an Australian committee recommended against ratifying ACTA .

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Mexico Signs onto ACTA

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