The Berkman Center for Internet & Society At Harvard University ( 2011)
Rethinking Music A Briefing Book
Compiled for the Rethink Music Conference 25-27 April 2011
"The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (“ACTA”) — an international, multilateral intellectual property trade agreement — may require the United States to adopt graduated response regulations. Leaked early drafts drew criticism for explicitly requiring them. While the October 2010 final draft does not expressly mention a graduated response, it does contain broad language encouraging ISPs to use “fair and proportionate” remedies to enforce copyright laws. Some organizations argue that this language implies a graduated response requirement. "74
74 See, e.g. Monica Horten, Final ACTA puts Europe under more pressure for graduated response,
IPTEGRITY.com (Oct. 6, 2010, 10:23 PM)