Thursday, 16. February 2012
Topic: COPYRIGHT - on February 16, 2012 at 12:54:00 PM CET
European Commission discusses tactical, partial retreat on ACTA
At the meeting of the heads of cabinet of the European Commission on Monday of this week, Commissioner De Gucht's representative announced that a referral of ACTA to the Court of Justice of the European Union is currently being considered.
The minutes of the meeting, which have been obtained by EDRi, say that the head of cabinet described the "strong mobilisation" against the Agreement by "certain NGOs and movements active on the Internet" and stated that a referral of the Agreement to the Court of Justice is being considered. It is noteworthy that the suggestion is only to check the compatibility of ACTA with primary EU law.
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