11.11.2009:  ACTA Abkommen berührt Netzneutraltät und Providerhaftung

So würden sich die beteiligten Staaten mit der Ratifizierung des geplanten Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) etwa verpflichten, Markenrechts- und Copyrightverstöße auf gewerblicher Basis zu kriminalisieren, auch wenn diese ohne "direkten oder indirekten finanziellen Vorteil" oder entsprechende Motivation zur unlauteren Bereicherung begangen werden.

Vor allem die bisherige Geheimhaltung der Absichten und Ergebnisse wird von Verbänden der Internetnutzer verurteilt.

According to leaked documents from recent weeks, sources said the negotiating language includes the requirement that signatories provide for third-party liability. This is an issue that has sparked concern in key internet businesses such as Google as well as internet service providers worried they will be made responsible for actions taken by users of their network. The requirement is unique among major international IP treaties, said Hinze.

Transparency also will be discussed on 6 November, according to the tentative agenda [pdf] of the meeting.

A letter was sent 3 November to President Obama over concerns on the lack of transparency and calling for public access to ACTA information. It was circulated by Knowledge Ecology International and is being signed by an increasing number of internet stakeholders.

After a year of “deep secrecy” despite outcry from stakeholders, the USTR is offering access to a small number of individuals on condition of non-disclosure, said the letter. Most of these, it adds, were business interests.

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