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Start collecting signatures on ACTA declaration!
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| The written declaration 12/2010 regarding
| the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement
| (ACTA) is now open for signatures. It has
| to be signed within three months by more
| than half of the Members of the European
| Parliament (MEPs). It is a great
| opportunity for the European Parliament to
| prove its commitment to protecting
| fundamental rights and freedoms. Every EU
| citizen concerned about ACTA and the
| preservation of an open Internet can
| participate1 by getting in touch with MEPs2
| and urging them to sign the written
| declaration.
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http://www.laquadrature.net/en/start-collecting-signatures-on-acta-declaration
SWIFT now, ACTA next
http://forums.ec.europa.eu/debateeurope/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=18332&start=15
European Parliament strongly opposes ACTA's democratic deficit
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| The European Parliament massively approved
| a common resolution1 opposing the current
| negotiation process regarding the Anti-
| Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA). This
| resolution2 is an important call for
| transparency and the respect of democratic
| processes. In the coming weeks, the
| Parliament will have the opportunity to go
| further by addressing the content of the
| negotiated text through the written
| declaration 12/20103.
|
| The resolution, supported by the five major
| political groups of the European Parliament
| urges the Commission to establish
| transparency on the ACTA by releasing
| negotiation documents. It strongly asserts
| the role of the Parliament in the EU
| interinstitutional framework and makes a
| bold statement, saying that the Parliament
| will not hesitate to call on the European
| Court of Justice to defend its co-
| legislator powers.
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http://www.laquadrature.net/en/european-parliament-strongly-opposes-actas-democratic-deficit
Joint European Parliament ACTA Transparency Resolution Tabled, Vote on Wednesday
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| A joint resolution on Transparency and
| State of Play of ACTA negotiations from
| virtually all party groups in the European
| Parliament was tabled earlier today. It
| will debated tonight and faces a vote on
| Wednesday. If approved, the resolution
| marks a major development in the fight over
| ACTA transparency. It calls for public
| access to negotiation texts and rules out
| further confidential negotiations.
| Moreover, the EP wants a ban on imposing a
| three-strikes model, assurances that ACTA
| will not result in personal searchers at
| the border, and an ACTA impact assessment
| on fundamental rights and data protection.
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http://www.michaelgeist.ca/content/view/4848/125/
EU Politicians Get Serious Demanding ACTA Transparency And No Three Strikes
http://techdirt.com/articles/20100309/1708318486.shtml
European Parliament Declaring War Against ACTA
http://yro.slashdot.org/story/10/03/09/1427217/European-Parliament-Declaring-War-Against-ACTA
European Parliament unites against 3 strikes, ACTA secrecy
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| The European Parliament is fed up with the
| secrecy surrounding the Anti-Counterfeiting
| Trade Agreement (ACTA). Today,
| representatives from all the major
| parliamentary coalitions introduced a
| resolution demanding that the European
| Commission release all negotiating texts,
| inform Parliament about the negotiating
| process, and absolutely refuse to
| countenance any sort of "three strikes"
| Internet disconnection penalty for online
| copyright infringement.
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http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2010/03/european-parliament-unites-against-3-strikes-acta-secrecy.ars
Debate in the European Parliament about ACTA and transparency [1/10]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7D5oSK7L48
Debate in the European Parliament about ACTA and transparency [2/10]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4s7FHK_ImU
Debate in the European Parliament about ACTA and transparency [3/10]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Vm1L5hhRDc
Debate in the European Parliament about ACTA and transparency [4/10]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dj8V0px0i30
Debate in the European Parliament about ACTA and transparency [5/10]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kX5xiUVEnx8
Debate in the European Parliament about ACTA and transparency [6/10]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubOadpOln1w
Debate in the European Parliament about ACTA and transparency [7/10]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8f4wyhDdBsE
Debate in the European Parliament about ACTA and transparency [8/10]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1yE0Bb31-M
Debate in the European Parliament about ACTA and transparency [9/10]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVq8no1OEUk
Debate in the European Parliament about ACTA and transparency [10/10]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZiCnS_ZCxls
Recent:
Submissions To US Unilateral IP Enforcement Process Highlight Piracy, Health, and ACTA
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| IIPA drew commentary from internet rights
| groups and open source software proponents
| by saying that government procurement
| policies encouraging or mandating the use of
| open source software were akin to piracy.
| The IIPA suggested Brazil, India, Indonesia,
| the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam be put
| on USTR watch lists for policies favouring
| open source software, saying it limited the
| ability of proprietary software to compete.
|
| Philip Morris said the increasing number of
| countries proposing to adopt plain packaging
| for cigarettes, or having heath warnings
| covering more than 50 percent of cigarette
| packaging is worrisome, as it might infringe
| trademark rights, and encourage âillicit
| trade in tobacco products.â The cigarette
| maker called for their IP rights to be
| protected and enforced in a number of
| countries, arguing that âthese initiatives,
| which are not based on any solid scientific
| evidence that they contribute to legitimate
| public health objectives, would effectively
| constitute an expropriation of some of the
| worldâs most valuable trademarks without the
| payment of adequate compensation to
| manufacturers.â
|
| The Free Software Foundation called for an
| end to digital rights management software,
| which they said prevents users from freely
| enjoying their purchases and are almost
| always incompatible with free software.
|
| The National Association of Manufacturers
| (NAM) said that IP rights were wrongly
| considered to be mainly the concern of
| sectors such as pharmaceuticals, software,
| and entertainment. International
| counterfeiting and piracy is a âmainstream
| and Main Street issue for US manufacturers,â
| they said. The specific focus of NAM in 2010
| is âfour Csâ: counterfeiting, customs,
| cooperation internationally and China.
|
| Agricultural technology company Monsanto
| complained about patent backlogs in
| Argentina and Brazil, which it said delays
| their ability to enter the market and
| enforce rights on their products, and about
| government procurement that favours locally
| owned or registered IP in China. The
| European Unionâs recent trend to âunduly
| broaden breederâs exemptionsâ will undermine
| IP rights on plants, Monsanto said. Breeders
| exemptions are intended to protect plant
| varieties while not restricting follow-on
| innovation by people other than the original
| rights holder.
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http://www.ip-watch.org/weblog/2010/03/05/9736/
European ACTA Pressure Intensifies: Transparency Demands, EP Resolution
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| Europe has become the centre of a storm over
| the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement.
| Late last week, the Government of Sweden
| announced that the European Union was now
| uniformally seeking ACTA transparency. The
| announcement came just days after the Dutch
| leak that identified the specific countries
| opposed to a transparent approach. The
| revelations appear to have had a significant
| impact as all European Union countries are
| now said to support release of the ACTA
| text.
|
| This week the issue hits the European
| Parliament that includes an ACTA debate on
| Tuesday, followed by a landmark resolution
| that will be on the table on Wednesday. At
| the moment, there are two competing
| resolutions.
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http://www.michaelgeist.ca/content/view/4847/125/
The ACTA Conspiracy
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| What is often not understood, the planned
| ACTA is negotiated among a coalition of
| the willing. It is not primarily targeted
| at the nations which sit at the
| negotiations table but it aims at third
| nations, in particular emerging nations
| and BRIC. TRIPS included IPR âminimum
| standardsâ under the premise of their
| misuse as a barrier to trade. The current
| ACTA negotiations leave that premise
| totally out of sight, negotiators are not
| aware of the difference or argue that is
| was just enforcement, not substantive
| provisions. The actual usefulness of ACTA
| lies in its applications beyond its
| original members.
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http://arebentisch.wordpress.com/2010/03/03/the-acta-conspiracy/
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