Leaked ACTA Text Removes Burden On ISPs; Much of Text Still Bracketed

A leaked version of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement draft text that was released by Knowledge Ecology International Sept. 5 reveals that the ACTA parties have removed language forcing internet service providers to monitor their subscribers’ internet usage.

The text, which is dated Aug. 25, no longer contains a provision that would immunize ISPs from lawsuits based on blocking access to pirated content and websites or implementation of policies to address unauthorized transmission of materials protected by copyright.

Under Article 2, Section 4, Enforcement in the Digital Environment, each party to the agreement is required to “provide the means to ...