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Author Topic: News Article: EFF Sues For Details of Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement  (Read 3,482 times)

Ehtyar

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The EFF and Public Knowlege are sueing the Federal Government for details regarding the up and coming Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement.

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The Electronic Frontier Foundation and Public Knowledge are two public interest groups leaving no stone unturned when it comes to trying to uncover details about the proposed Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement.

Details of the proposed multicountry accord are sketchy at best. Speculation is running rampant that, if ratified, the agreement might criminalize peer-to-peer file sharing, subject iPods to border searches and allow internet service providers to monitor their customers' communications.

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