FYI with regards, Wolf _____ Felix Stalder sent Tue, 23 Feb 2010 14:52:
IDG News saw the draft text of the Internet section last week, but the actual document has now leaked (PDF). Titled "Enforcement procedures in the digital environment," the brief document quickly hits the high points: Internet filtering (not allowed to be a requirement), "three strikes" policies (encouraged but not mandatory), takedown procedures (required), and ISP safe harbors (also required).
If the bill sounds much like existing American law, it should; the US delegation drafted the Internet section of ACTA, and the entire document is being negotiated as an executive agreement, meaning that it can be adopted without Congressional consent but may not alter US law. Thus, unsurprisingly, the leaked document takes the DMCA worldwide.
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2010/02/world-get-ready-for-the- dmca-actas-internet-chapter-leaks.ars
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