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ACTA Moving Forward in "Secrecy"

  • Jan 29, 2010 4:12 PM PDT
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Reported in the Financial Times: "Persistent illegal downloaders face having their internet links disconnected under a secret trade deal being negotiated by developed nations this week, according to activists and industry groups. Leaked drafts of the anti-counterfeiting trade agreement [ACTA] say the world's biggest developed nations want internet service providers to be more responsible for the content they distribute — and even cut off repeat infringers of copyright legislation.

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