A few points: In the ISP case the rights-holder is the ISP, not the individual user. That's why, for example, the RIAA has been able to obtain identities of students relatively easily by simply serving the complaint on Universities that are operating as ISPs and naming X number of John Doe defendants. That's hardly a real legal barrier. That's a filing fee and a "please."
I also think the interpretation that private companies are going to gain governmental authority seems a bit strained and like a relatively radical interpretation of what's going on. If true, that would be troublesome. I haven't seen any convincing evidence that's the case from any information that's been posted. Dutch spent some time talking about a specific case with Warner Brothers, but that case clearly involves a tool that was agreed upon between Warner and the website itself rather than some legal right obtained by Warner without the website's consent. As a result it has essentially no bearing on ACTA.
Piracy is a real issue and has been essentially since the internet was born. Dutch is a known and admitted pirate. It doesn't take a genius to figure out why he's really upset about anti-piracy measures.
I also think the interpretation that private companies are going to gain governmental authority seems a bit strained and like a relatively radical interpretation of what's going on. If true, that would be troublesome. I haven't seen any convincing evidence that's the case from any information that's been posted. Dutch spent some time talking about a specific case with Warner Brothers, but that case clearly involves a tool that was agreed upon between Warner and the website itself rather than some legal right obtained by Warner without the website's consent. As a result it has essentially no bearing on ACTA.
Piracy is a real issue and has been essentially since the internet was born. Dutch is a known and admitted pirate. It doesn't take a genius to figure out why he's really upset about anti-piracy measures.