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The idea, also known as the "mere conduit" defence in English law, has been the legal backbone for internet providers, telephone companies and thousands of websites over the years, but a draft of Acta's internet section suggests that the burden should fall more heavily on service providers to police and patrol their systems.
A recent draft of Acta said the agreement intended to improve "the enforcement of intellectual property rights" in participating countries.
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This limited transparency eventually allowed input from other stakeholders in the public, and eliminated some of the worst SOPA-type risks to the Internet from the earlier drafts of ACTA.
A first public draft of the Acta was published in April this year, with a final version following in November.
Opponents of Acta were jubilant.
The Washington Post has a slideshow of Acta's ups and downs.
It is no longer possible to change the contents of Acta, as it has been finalised.
The UK's Intellectual Property Office has a guide to the aims of Acta.
Supporters of Acta noted that its international status meant some countries would implement it anyway.
Defenders of ACTA say the hostility toward ACTA is unfounded, since it is not the same as SOPA.
The ActA distribution is polar in the example shown on the right, where the overall amount of ActA appears lower.
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