Saturday, 23. June 2012
Topic: COPYRIGHT - on June 23, 2012 at 9:50:00 AM CEST
Law & Disorder / Civilization & Discontents ACTA on life support as key EU committee rejects it
The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) has been facing an uphill battle since protests against the treaty broke out across Europe earlier this year. Three different committees of the European Parliament recommended rejection of the treaty last month.
Now the fourth—and final—committee to consider the treaty has rejected it by a 19-12 vote, giving opponents strong momentum going into next month's decisive vote of the full European Parliament. The trade committee's vote is considered crucial because it has formal jurisdiction over trade agreements like ACTA.
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