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ACTA Treaty Is DMCA on Steroids
Submitted by Derek Henson on Mon, 2009-11-09 17:00
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'Most commentators seem to agree that, if this is enforceable, it will effectively destroy what's variously known as Web 2.0 or the writeable Web. If the treaty is literally and effectively enforced, it will mean a return to the Internet of the 1990s, when most websites were high-tech sales brochures and/or PR handouts for large corporations and government agencies.'
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