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This secretly-negotiated agreement – far from being limited to trade policy – would impose new criminal sanctions to signatories that are both ill-defined and extremely large in scope. These sanctions would apply even to not-for-profit infringements of copyright, patents or trademarks4.<br />
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In the digital environment, its entry into force could result in the development of extra-judicial modes of copyright enforcement. Under the guise of “cooperation”, ACTA would actually violate the right to a fair trial and harm Net neutrality and freedom of expression5.