[V3.co.uk] Leaked ACTA document reveals push for criminal sanctions

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A leaked document published by French advocacy group La Quadrature du Net shows that European Union member states are pushing for criminal sanctions to be added to the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) on copyright infringement.

« The leaked document shows that EU member states are willing to impose prison sanctions for non-commercial uses of copyrighted works on the internet as well as for ‘inciting and aiding’, a notion so broad it could cover any internet service or speech questioning copyright policies, » said Jérémie Zimmermann, co-founder of La Quadrature du Net.

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