[LINK] EU votes down ACTA

[Richard Chirgwin]

More recently, however:

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/06/27/oz_goes_cold_on_acta/

RC

On 5/07/12 1:19 PM, Frank O'Connor wrote:
> But haven't our politicians already rolled over to have their bellies rubbed by the US on ACTA?
>
> In 2010 ... from memory.
>
> Good to know we're again 'leading the world' and stuck with this turkey, whilst the rest of the world seems to be rejecting it.
>
> Hopefully the current Parliamentary review will point this out to our 'leaders and decision-makers' ... who just got a another pay rise way above the inflation rate after their 40% kick last year. (And these are the turkeys who even last week couldn't reach a compromise agreement to save lives at sea ... and couldn't hang in there for another week or two to seek a compromise because it would have interfered with their holidays ... if it were me, I'd have penalised them rather than awarding a pay increase.)
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> On 04/07/2012, at 10:48 PM, Jan Whitaker wrote:
>
>>
>> EU parliament rejects anti-piracy treaty
>>
>> Published: July 4, 2012 - 9:39PM
>>
>> The European Parliament has overwhelmingly defeated the international
>> ACTA anti-piracy agreement, after fears that it would limit internet
>> freedom mobilised broad opposition across Europe.
>>
>> The vote on Wednesday was 39 in favour, 478 against, with 165 abstentions.
>>
>> A spokesman for the European Commission, the EU's executive arm, said
>> it may try again after it obtains a court ruling on whether the
>> agreement violates fundamental EU rights.
>>
>> Supporters said ACTA - the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement - was
>> needed to standardise international laws that protect intellectual
>> property rights.
>>
>> Opponents feared it would lead to censorship and a loss of privacy on
>> the internet.
>>
>> This story was found at:
>> http://news.theage.com.au/breaking-news-world/eu-parliament-rejects-antipiracy-treaty-20120704-21hpf.html
>>
>>
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