Back-Door Copyright Regulation: The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement
Australia, Canada, the European Union, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, South Korea, Switzerland, and the United States have been conducting low-profile meetings about a new trade agreement that would significantly effect copyright laws in the participating countries if passed. It is called the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, and a discussion paper was leaked in May. It may include provisions such as ISP disclosure of suspected infringers without a warrant.
Read more about it at "An ACTA Call to Arms: No More Secret Government," "The Art of the End Around," "Secret ACTA Treaty May Include ISP Filtering," "The Real ACTA Threat (It's Not iPod-Scanning Border Guards)," and "Speculation Persists on ACTA as First Official Meeting Concludes."
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