Ars Technica has an article with more information about the ACTA leak I mentioned a few days ago. What actually leaked was merely a set of notes on a verbal meeting about a draft of the ACTA. That doesn’t mean the notes are wrong, just that we need to keep them in perspective.
Ars’ conclusion is that the relevant portions of ACTA are merely the same as the DMCA, but on a global scale. It could conceivably, in the future, morph into BoingBoing’s nightmare scenario, but not in the immediate future.
My interpretation? This is based on existing law – what possible reason could there be to keep it secret? I maintain my earlier call – write your Senators and House Representatives. We need this treaty out in the open for the whole process.