[Pcworld] Legal Expert Says Anti-counterfeit Deal Should Be Scrapped

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A leading data protection expert said Tuesday that the international anti-counterfeiting trade agreement (ACTA) is « badly-drafted, breaches many fundamental rights and lawmakers should throw it out and start from scratch. »

The study also expresses concern about the « privatization of law, » saying that leaving it to ISPs to determine what can be allowed on the mere say so of the rights holder deprives citizens of ‘due process‘. These are serious issues that are not addressed, Korff said.[…]

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