Anti-Counterfeiting Deal Aims For Global DMCA

An anonymous reader writes "Negotiations on the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement continue on Wednesday as the US, Europe, Japan, Korea, Canada, Australia, and a handful of other countries secretly negotiate a copyright treaty that includes statutory damages, new search and seizure power, and anti-camcording rules. Now the substance of the Internet chapter has leaked, with information that the proposed chapter would create a 'Global DMCA' with anti-circumvention rules, liability for ISPs, and the possibility of three-strikes and you're out requirements."

Because sovereign nations mean nothing

[Anonymous Coward]

It's such a great idea for each country to give up it's sovereignty for copyright infringmement.

Re:Americans

[Itninja]

Especially you Canadians and Peruvians! Oh wait, you meant US citizens didn't you? Never mind than.

Re:Meh, Not the problem.

[carrier lost]

And, you know, this could alleviate a lot of the "bring iTunes/Amazon MP3/Hulu to the rest of the world ... hopefully the global community can influence the US positively in this respect.

That has to be the longest "I welcome our new robot overlords" speech I've ever read.

Re:Americans

[CannonballHead]

Time to start a non-political-party party!

I find it difficult to believe...

[GuidoOfCanada]

that our elected officials would do something that isn't in the best interest of their citizens while handing over the keys to the castle to the corporations...