European ISPs slam secret ACTA talks
p2pnet news view P2P | Politics:- Secret Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) negotiations threaten the Internet, say 1,700 European ISPs, all members of EuroISPA , Its “heavy-handed measures would create a serious danger of undermining and restricting the open innovative space that lies at the very heart of the Internet’s success,” says association president Malcolm Hutty. “This agreement would have a negative impact on Internet users without having an appreciable impact on fighting illicit use of copyrighted material.” Leaks “suggest that the series of measures being considered are severe and wide-ranging including the possibility of users being disconnected from the Internet,” says the group today, going on »»» EuroISPA is concerned that the attempt to implement such measures through a trade agreement, rather than a conventional legislative process, will not allow the various stakeholders, such as European citizens’ representatives, to enter the debate. If some of the proposals currently under discussion in the context of these trade negotiations are adopted, Internet Services Providers will have to implement ‘graduated response’ measures, which could lead to users being disconnected from the Internet.
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