Yesterday I noted that the anti-SOPA/PIPA crowd seemed to have just discovered ACTA. And while I’m pleased that they’re taking interest in something as problematic as ACTA, there was a lot of misinformation flowing around, […] I thought I’d do a short post on ACTA to hopefully clarify some of what’s been floating around.
First off, ACTA, unlike SOPA/PIPA, is not “a law.” It’s a trade agreement, in which a variety of countries agree to deal with intellectual property infringement in a similar fashion.[…]
For example, ACTA initially tried to establish much stronger secondary liability for ISPs, including effectively requiring a “graduated response” or “three strikes” plan for ISPs, that would require them to kick people accused (not convicted) of infringement multiple times offline. One of the key problems with ACTA has been how broadly worded it is and how open to interpretation it is.[…]
http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120124/11270917527/what-is-acta-why-is-it-problem.shtml