ACTA is dead in Europe

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  1. Lord Gaga

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    The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), was rejected by the European Parliament on Wednesday, and hence cannot become law in the EU. This was the first time that Parliament exercised its Lisbon Treaty power to reject an international trade agreement. 478 MEPs voted against ACTA, 39 in favour, and 165 abstained.


    "I am very pleased that Parliament has followed my recommendation to reject ACTA" said rapporteur David Martin (S&D, UK), after the vote, reiterating his concerns that the treaty is too vague, open to misinterpretation and could therefore jeopardise citizens' liberties. However, he also stressed the need to find alternative ways to protect intellectual property in the EU, as the "raw material of the EU economy".


    The EPP's key ACTA advocate, Christofer Fjellner (EPP, SE), asked before the vote that Parliament should delay its final vote until the European Court of Justice has ruled on whether ACTA is compatible with the EU treaties. However, when a majority of MEPs rejected this request, a substantial minority responded by abstaining in the vote on Parliament's consent.


    While debating whether to give its consent to ACTA, Parliament experienced unprecedented direct lobbying by thousands of EU citizens who called on it to reject ACTA, in street demonstrations, e-mails to MEPs and calls to their offices. Parliament also received a petition, signed by 2.8 million citizens worldwide, urging it to reject the agreement.


    ACTA was negotiated by the EU and its member states, the US, Australia, Canada, Japan, Mexico, Morocco, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea and Switzerland to improve the enforcement of anti-counterfeiting law internationally. Wednesday's vote means that neither the EU nor its individual member states can join the agreement.


    Procedure: Consent

    REF. : 20120703IPR48247

    http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/pressroom/content/20120703IPR48247/html/European-Parliament-rejects-ACTA
     
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  3. paraplu020

    paraplu020 Banned

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    what more can i say, great news, glad europe's not as crazy in this matter as policestate u.s.a.

    :thumbsup: :dancing:
     
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    ArticStorm Audiosexual

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    yeah saw it today. but thats not finally - im sure the lobby noobs will find an other way to get their hard laws thru. trust me.
     
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    This is good news. Any news on what the US is going to do.
    Thanks Mr LG :wink:
     
  6. trees415

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    I'm guessing the US Gov is either going to continue enforcing the law however they want to with respect to this matter, or they're going to sneak through some legislation in the next year that will fundamentally transform how the the term "internet freedom" is defined.
     
  7. Lord Gaga

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    No way.
    European Parliament's decisions can not be overstepped by national laws. It's illegal.
    And concerning "(...) the need to find alternative ways to protect intellectual property in the EU, as the "raw material of the EU economy.", since HADOPI has failed to stop (or even slow down) piracy in France, the only realistic and acceptable way to compensate the alleged losses will pass through a fee levied as a tax.
    Personally, I can live with such kind of tax.
     
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    Diabulus in Musica Platinum Record

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    Sadly, I'm afraid that, sooner or later, they'll find a way...
     
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    A little Triumph against the Evil New World Order (or DisOorder, however), Elite! Just keep People Waking Up! and tell them to stop drink Fluride water etc...
     
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