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Canada-EU Trade Agreement Replicates ACTA’s Notorious Copyright Provisions | Electronic Frontier Foundation
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2012/10/ceta-replicates-acta, posted 2012 by peter in copyright eu politics privacy toread transparency
A comparison of the leaked draft Canada-EU agreement shows the treaty includes a number of the same controversial provisions, specifically concerning criminal enforcement, private enforcement by Internet Service Providers (ISPs), and harsh damages. These provisions are particularly problematic, and were the key reasons why the European Parliament rejected ACTA. However, given the lack of transparency associated with the CETA discussions (both Canada and EU insist that the draft text remain secret), the concerns that CETA may replicate ACTA appear to be very real despite denials from some members of the European Commission.