ACTA: ISPs to be Liable for Piracy

If Australia signs the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), internet service providers (ISPs) may be obliged to hand over the identity of its users to those defending copyright. The European Commission of Trade has released a draft of the agreement, which aims to establish international standards on how to enforce intellectual property rights, and has involved countries around the world including Australia. Signatories to the ACTA will be required to ensure that copyright holders can sue intermediaries whose services are used to infringe intellectual property