ACTA: The War on Progress, Freedom, and Human Civilization

08/03/2010 Gennady Stolyarov II

The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) contravenes every principle of civilized society, both in its content and in the nature of the proceedings leading to its creation, writes Gennady Stolyarov II.

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