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ACTA Treaty Released

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the shrouded-in-mystery dept.

roju writes "The full text of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) was released today. It differs from the earlier leaks in that the negotiating stance of each country has been scrubbed. Preliminary analysis is up at Ars, which warns that 'Several sections of the ACTA draft show that rightsholders can obtain an injunction just by showing that infringement is "imminent," even if it hasn't happened yet.'"

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  1. Stop being a criminal. by elucido · · Score: 0, Troll

    If you stop breaking the law then they wont believe infringement is imminent.

    And obviously don't click on any links to mp3s.

  2. Re:infringement is "imminent," by CrimsonAvenger · · Score: 0, Troll

    So we should lock folks up not because they have committed a crime, but because they might commit a crime in the future.

    Don't the Brits already do something like this? ASBO? Some other acronym that reduces down to "punish you efore you commit a crime"?

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