European Parliament Committees Reject ACTA As IP Backlash Grows

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"Earlier today [Thursday, May 31st], three European Parliament
committees studying the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement — the
Legal Affairs Committee (JURI), the Committee for Industry, Research
and Energy (ITRE) and the Committee for Civil Liberties, Justice and
Home Affairs (LIBE) — all voted against implementing ACTA. Michael
Geist reports on how the strength of the anti-ACTA movement within the
European Parliament is part of a broader backlash against secretive
intellectual property agreements that are either incorporated into
broad trade agreements or raise critical questions about prioritizing
IP enforcement over fundamental rights including votes and reports
opposing these deals in the Netherlands, Australia, New Zealand,
Canada, and Mexico."
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