WASHINGTON: Technology companies and public interest groups are warning that an international trade agreement being drafted could expose Internet access providers, web search engines and other online businesses to damaging legal risks.
The United States and nearly a dozen trading partners released the current version of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) yesterday amid mounting complaints about the negotiations taking place behind closed doors. An eighth round of talks was held last week in New Zealand.
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