The European Commission has pledged to make sure the Acta global treaty will not force countries to disconnect people for unlawfully downloading copyrighted music, movies and other material.The assurance from the office of the trade commissioner, Karel De Gucht (pictured), is the strongest statement on Acta (the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement) to emerge from the new Commission since it took office earlier in February.
"We are not supporting and will not accept that an eventual Acta agreement creates an obligation to disconnect people from the internet because of illegal downloads," John Clancy, De Gucht's spokesman, told ZDNet UK on Thursday.
Countries involved in the Acta negotiations include the US, the EU, Switzerland, Japan, Australia, Canada, Jordan, Mexico, Morocco, New Zealand, South Korea, Singapore and the United Arab Emirates. The treaty is expected to be finalised by the end of 2010. Full Story
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