The UK Government said it will oppose international moves to criminalise illegal file sharing, Computeractive has learned.
A document leaked by French advocacy group La Quadrature du Net shows that EU negotiators want criminal sanctions introduced into the international Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (Acta).
« The UK is opposed to the creation of new criminal offences at UK or EU level through Acta,” a representative for the UK’s Intellectual Property Office (IPO) told Computeractive.
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