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===International legislation===
One of the most controversial international legal acts, regarding this subject is [[Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement|Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA)]]. As of February 2015, the treaty was signed -but not all ratified- by 31 states as well as the European Union. Japan was on 4 October 2012 the first to ratify the treaty. It creates an international regime for imposing civil and criminal penalties on Internet counterfeiting and copyright infringement. Although ACTA is intentionally vague, leaving signatories to draw precise rules themselves, critics say it could mean innocent travellers having their laptops searched for unlicensed music, or being jailed for carrying a [[generic drug]]. Infringers could be liable for the total loss of potential sales (implying that everyone who buys a counterfeit product would have bought the real thing). It applies to unintentional use of copyright material. It puts the onus on website owners to ensure they comply with laws across several territories. It has been negotiated secretively and outside established international trade bodies, despite EU criticisms.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.economist.com/node/21547235|title=ACTA up|newspaper=The Economist|access-date=13 June 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160809124805/http://www.economist.com/node/21547235|archive-date=9 August 2016|date=2012-02-11}}</ref>