More ACTA Leaks; Still Looking Really Bad

Courtesy Techdirt  Mon, 11/30/2009 - 15:00

Yet again, despite all the secrecy and bogus claims of "national security," the details behind what's being proposed in ACTA have leaked, and they don't look good at all .

It's basically an attempt to force the worst of the DMCA on much of the rest of the world, with a few carefully chosen modifications.

While there are lots of issues, it's worth noting the most basic of all, found in the first paragraph that contains the "general obligations"...

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