The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement

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-{ Quote: ""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."" }-


More info

Day1 http://www.michaelgeist.ca/content/view/4510/125/

Day2 http://www.michaelgeist.ca/content/view/4511/125/

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Day3 http://www.michaelgeist.ca/content/view/4515/125/



These current talks could effect most Internet users, if these agreements are put through as they currently stand, then all ISP in the countries that signed the agreement would be forced to monitor/ police its customers. The ISPs would need to monitor all traffic and check it for possible copyright infringement material (or face possible hefty fines)

EDIT;
Some info here

http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2009/11/policy-laundering/


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[chrisretusn]

Scary stuff!

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Some of the current feedback:-

-{ Quote: "Secret Internet copyright talks raise concerns

A secret trade negotiation going on in Seoul, South Korea this week could lead to your Internet service provider snooping in on your Web activity." }-
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/posttech/2009/11/secret_internet_copyright_talk.html

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Secret Copyright Treaty Will Ruin the Internet

Leaked details of a proposed international Internet treaty have tech bloggers throwing fits. Negotiators from the U.S. many other nations are meeting behind closed doors in Seoul this week to hammer out the details of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA). The pact is designed to clamp down on the Internet's multifarious illegal file-swapping community by holding service providers accountable for their users' activities.
" }-http://www.theatlanticwire.com/features/view/feature/Secret-Copyright-Treaty-Will-Ruin-the-Internet-294

[lotuseclat79]

Here’s That Leaked Copyright Treaty Document (http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2009/11/acta/).

-{ Quote: "The secret Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement document we (Wired) wrote about on Wednesday appeared on Wikileaks today, and our source has cleared us to publish it here as well." }-

-- Tom