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ACTA and the Enforcement of Copyright in Cyberspace: the Impact on Privacy
Author(s) -
Ievdokymova Iryna
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
european law journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.351
H-Index - 54
eISSN - 1468-0386
pISSN - 1351-5993
DOI - 10.1111/eulj.12064
Subject(s) - cyberspace , enforcement , context (archaeology) , jurisprudence , internet privacy , order (exchange) , the internet , privacy policy , incentive , law enforcement , business , information privacy , data protection act 1998 , political science , computer security , law and economics , law , computer science , sociology , economics , paleontology , finance , world wide web , biology , microeconomics
As the reach of the Internet expands, governments increasingly seek to introduce initiatives aimed at controlling individuals' online activity. One such initiative, aimed, inter alia, at introducing enhanced online copyright enforcement standards, is the A nti‐ C ounterfeiting T rade A greement ( ACTA ). The paper analyses a possible effect of A rt. 27(3) of the agreement on the data protection and privacy rights, as spelled out in the EU legal order. Firstly, the EU legal framework on Internet surveillance for copyright enforcement will be addressed. Next, the principles and safeguards applicable to data processing in the context of communications surveillance will be illustrated with reference to the jurisprudence of the E uropean C ourt of H uman R ights. It will be argued that ACTA , if interpreted broadly and implemented without safeguards, would provide an incentive for graduated response systems, which, as it will be shown on the example of the French graduated response, may trump privacy rights on a massive scale.