Topic: COPYRIGHT - on January 27, 2012 at 11:04:00 PM CET
EU Commission propaganda on ACTA
The European Commission published a document in defense of ACTA, “10 Myths about ACTA“. It is pure propaganda. The document is widely distributed by polish authorities.
Let’s take a look.
Myth 1: ACTA is a secret agreement. Negotiations were not transparent and conducted “behind closed doors”. The European Parliament was not fully informed.
Commission: “The text of ACTA is publicly available to all.”
The final text is indeed available.
Commission: “The negotiations for ACTA were not different from negotiations on any other international agreement.”
That is not true. WTO and WIPO have much more transparency and input from NGOs.
Commission: “It is a fact that such agreements are not negotiated in public, but with the Lisbon Agreement and the revised Framework Agreement there are clear rules on how the EP should be informed of such trade negotiations. And these have been scrupulously followed.”
Still, the Parliament could not discuss the text openly. No feedback from experts possible. And earlier versions are still secret, while they may be important for interpertation in conflict resolution.
Commission: “Commissioner De Gucht has participated in three plenary debates, replied to several dozens of written and oral questions, as well to two Resolutions and one Declaration of the EP, whilst Commission services have provided several dedicated briefings to MEPs during the negotiations.” </p>
... Link (0 comments) ... Comment
Topic: COPYRIGHT - on January 27, 2012 at 10:51:00 PM CET
US Embassy calls Polish Parliament, complains of lack of discipline on #ACTA vote
An employee of the U.S. embassy in Warsaw to the Polish Sejm phoned and questioned about party discipline during the vote on the desideratum to the Prime Minister ws. ACTA. - It's outrageous, not subject to the administration of President Obama - politicians embarrassed comment.
... Link (0 comments) ... Comment
Topic: COPYRIGHT - on January 27, 2012 at 10:48:00 PM CET
So sieht Protest gegen #ACTA in Polen aus
... Link (0 comments) ... Comment
Topic: COPYRIGHT - on January 27, 2012 at 2:54:00 PM CET
ACTA - EP's role
On 26 January representatives of 22 EU countries signed the ACTA Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement in Tokyo. However, the agreement cannot enter into force until approved by the European Parliament - so, what's next?
The aim of the ACTA agreement - between the EU, the US, Australia, Canada, Japan, Mexico, Morocco, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea and Switzerland - is to strengthen the enforcement of intellectual property rights, including online, and to help combat counterfeiting and piracy of goods including luxury brand clothing, music and films.
The European Commission published its latest proposal on 24 June and the Trade Committee has been given responsibility for guiding the legislation through parliament. The Development, Civil Liberties, Legal Affairs and Industry committees will also have a say.
... Link (0 comments) ... Comment
Topic: COPYRIGHT - on January 27, 2012 at 2:40:00 PM CET
Warum Acta in den Papierkorb gehört
Wollen wir mit dem Acta-Abkommen eine Privatisierung der Rechtsdurchsetzung mit schädlichen Nebenwirkungen für Meinungsfreiheit, Datenschutz und den Zugang zu Kultur zulassen? Markus Beckedahl von der Digitalen Gesellschaft hat darauf eine klare Antwort.
Warum eigentlich schließen Staaten miteinander Abkommen? Diese Frage stellt sich jeder Mensch, der sich mit dem Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (Acta) beschäftigt. Die EU-Kommission versichert, Acta würde nichts an dem derzeitigen Rechtsrahmen in der EU ändern. Der US-Senat sagt, Acta würde für die USA keine Auswirkungen haben, außerdem werden internationale Verträge dort eh nur unter Vorbehalt geschlossen. Was soll dieser Vertrag also bewirken?
... Link (0 comments) ... Comment
Topic: COPYRIGHT - on January 27, 2012 at 1:38:00 PM CET
EU data privacy regulations pose serious threat to UK business
The Direct Marketing Association (DMA) has raised industry concerns that the European Commission’s proposals for the comprehensive reform of data protection legislation could have serious financial consequences for UK plc.
The professional body, which represents the UK’s multi-billion pound direct marketing industry, fears that the EU’s new draft Data Protection Regulation poses a severe threat to the ability for UK businesses to use data to market their goods and services to consumers.
... Link (0 comments) ... Comment
Topic: COPYRIGHT - on January 27, 2012 at 1:37:00 PM CET
Proteste gegen ACTA verschärfen sich
Am Donnerstag haben Österreich und 21 weitere EU-Staaten in Tokio das umstrittene Handelsabkommen ACTA unterzeichnet, das unter anderem Internet-Provider dazu zwingen könnte, die Inhalte in ihren Netzen zu kontrollieren. Damit verschärft sich der Konflikt enorm, in Polen sind in den vergangenen Tagen bis zu 60.000 Menschen gegen ACTA auf die Straße gegangen.
"Wir sind belogen und betrogen worden", so Michal Wozniak, Mitglied der polnischen Bürgerrechtsorganisation Panoptykon, am Freitag gegenüber ORF.at. "Ich habe mich über die vergangenen zwei Jahre mit ACTA beschäftigt und habe an Treffen mit Premierminister Donald Tusk, (Digitalisierungsminister) Michal Boni und (Kulturminister) Bogdan Zdrojewski teilgenommen. Ich war dabei, als Tusk und Boni im vergangenen Mai versprochen haben, dass es mit ACTA nicht weitergehen würde, bis unsere Fragen beantwortet und der Prozess transparent gemacht wird."
help.orf.atZiB2-Beitrag zur ACTA Polish MPs wear Guy Fawkes masks to protest ACTA yahoo.com
... Link (0 comments) ... Comment
Topic: COPYRIGHT - on January 27, 2012 at 1:36:00 PM CET
ACTA: Der Kampf um das Netz hat begonnen
Der globale Kampf um das freie Netz geht in die nächste Runde. Nachdem die amerikanischen Gesetzesinitiativen SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) und PIPA (Protect IP Act) durch konzertierte Protestaktionen von Google, Wikipedia und anderen Internetriesen zunächst vom Kongress-Tisch gefegt wurden, verlagert sich der Fokus der Netzöffentlichkeit nun auf Europa. Genauer: Nach Polen. Das Land gehört zu den ersten, die das umstrittene Anti-Produktpiraterieabkommen ACTA (Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement) unterzeichneten. Die Internetnutzer liefen Sturm und bedrängten die Regierung mit einer nie dagewesenen Welle von DOS-Attacken, Hacks und Protestkundgebungen.
Die Botschaft ist klar: FUCK ACTA
... Link (0 comments) ... Comment
Topic: COPYRIGHT - on January 27, 2012 at 12:17:00 PM CET
Acta protests break out as EU states sign up to treaty
The UK and 21 other European Union member states on Thursday signed an international copyright agreement treaty called Acta (Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement), sparking more demonstrations by internet users who have protested for days both virtually and physically over fear it will lead to online censorship.
Following the signing, protesters rallied in the Polish cities of Poznan and Lublin to express their anger over the treaty. Lawmakers for the left-wing Palikot's Movement wore masks in parliament to show their dissatisfaction, while the largest opposition party the right-wing Law and Justice party called for a referendum on the matter.
... Link (0 comments) ... Comment
Topic: COPYRIGHT - on January 27, 2012 at 10:15:00 AM CET
European Parliament Member Marietje Schaake Explains How Europeans Can Stop ACTA
As we've been discussing, there's been a lot of misinformation flying around concerning ACTA -- especially in the EU, where it has not yet been officially voted on. While we've tried to explain some of the problems with the agreement, there is still plenty of confusion over what to do about it. Thankfully, Marietje Schaake, a Member of the European Parliament (whose excellent work we've discussed before) has taken to Reddit to provide a lot more detail about the process itself, and what people can do to speak up. It's very useful info, especially for those in Europe (while also being a nice display of how politicians can use Reddit for good purposes). Basically, while ACTA has been signed by many members of the EU, it still needs to be ratified by the European Parliament. That's why there's still some time and why you should pay attention to what Schaake has to say.
... Link (0 comments) ... Comment
Topic: COPYRIGHT - on January 26, 2012 at 9:01:00 PM CET
MEP quits ACTA 'charade' in protest at EU signing
A French MEP has quit the process of scrutinising ACTA for the European Parliament, calling the treaty's passage through the EU legislative system a masquerade.
In a statement on Thursday, Kader Arif denounced the signing of ACTA (the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement) by the EU and 22 member states earlier in the day. He said the European Parliament was being undermined and the process was a "charade" in which he would no longer participate.
“This agreement might have major consequences on citizens' lives, and still, everything is being done to prevent the European Parliament from having its say in this matter. That is why today, as I release this report for which I was in charge, I want to send a strong signal and alert the public opinion about this unacceptable situation. I will not take part in this mascarade.”
... Link (0 comments) ... Comment
Topic: COPYRIGHT - on January 26, 2012 at 8:54:00 PM CET
Kader Arif (Frankreich), Berichterstatter des Europäischen Parlaments zum Thema ACTA ist heute von dieser Funktion unter Protest zurückgetreten
EU-Parlamentarier aus Österreich äußerten sich in einer Umfrage von ORF.at ablehnend bis skeptisch. ACTA kann frühestens im Juni im Plenum angestimmt werden, wahrscheinlich wird es aber Herbst.
Während hochrangige europäische Diplomaten, auch aus Österreich, in Japan die Unterzeichnungszeremonien abolvierten, wurden in Polen neue Proteste angekündigt. Am Mittwoch waren Zehntausende in mehreren Städten Polens zum Protest gegen das umstrittene Antipiraterieabkommen ACTA auf den Straßen.
Der Sozialdemokratische MEP Kader Arif (Frankreich), Berichterstatter des Europäischen Parlaments zum Thema ACTA ist heute von dieser Funktion unter Protest zurückgetreten, berichtet das französische Magazin Numerama. Der erboste Arif bezeichnete den gesamten ACTA-Prozess als von Anfang an geschoben, "eine Maskerade", bei der er nicht weiter mitmachen wolle.
"Cet accord peut avoir des conséquences majeures sur la vie de nos concitoyens, et pourtant tout est fait pour que le Parlement européen n'ait pas voix au chapitre. Ainsi aujourd'hui, en remettant ce rapport dont j'avais la charge, je souhaite envoyer un signal fort et alerter l'opinion publique sur cette situation inacceptable. Je ne participerai pas à cette mascarade".
fm4.orf.at heise.de numerama.com ACTA : démissionnaire, Kader Arif dénonce "une mascarade"europarl.europa.eu kader-arif.fr wiki
... Link (0 comments) ... Comment
