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+-   EU admits ACTA is about internet content control on Tuesday November 04 2008, @08:12AM Elektroschock

Submitted by Elektroschock on Tuesday November 04 2008, @08:12AM
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Elektroschock writes "An EU document on the Anti-Counterfeiting Treaty(ACTA) was leaked. The main purpose of the trade agreement is to impose the European enforcement measures for IPR infringements on the United States and emerging economies, widen the enforcement measures to include criminal sanctions for patent infringements and introduce internet content filtering measures. Civil Society groups criticise the ACTA process because negotiation documents are not made publicly available by the governments. The EU document ('fact sheet') from EU Trade-Commissioner Ashton explicitly mentions:

Internet distribution and information technology — e.g. mechanisms available in EU E-commerce Directive of 2000, such as a definition of the responsibility of internet service providers regarding IP infringing content.

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