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EU To Sign ACTA Later This Month

Posted by samzenpus on from the end-of-the-line dept.

rysiek writes "At a meeting of Polish Government officials with Polish NGOs and business representatives it was confirmed that the European Union is poised to sign the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement as soon as January 26th. But all is not lost. The Treaty still needs to be ratified by the Euro Parliament and member states individually. The ratification vote is important, as it is an either-or vote — if not ratified there, ACTA gets rejected in its entirety. The Ministry of Administration and Digitization is not amused and has asked the Prime Minister (who promised this May to hold ACTA adoption until the kinks are worked out) to cancel the signing authorization for the time being."

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  1. Blackout? by bfandreas · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Will Wikipedia, Google and TotalBiscuit black out for us?
    No?
    Damn, we're screwed.

    Picketing the EU Parliament won't work because most representatives don't show up anyway

    :(

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    1. Re:Blackout? by Seumas · · Score: 5, Interesting

      Of course they won't. People blew their wad on SOPA. They didn't give a fuck about the initial ACTA. They didn't give a fuck about NDAA. Hell, they didn't give a fuck about the PATRIOT Act. The flurry of activity against SOPA was an aberration.

  2. Well, this one is kind of lost... by blind+biker · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Unfortunately, the "rich cocksuckers" (just citing Carlin) are influential, and have been projecting their influence all around the world. An EU politician isn't any better than any US politician - in both cases, corporate psychopaths tend to percolate up the chain of power, and therefore, have no quibbles being bribed and acting in their own interest vs. the interest of everyone.

    This *could* be stopped if there were a concerted action like the one resisting SOPA/PIPA, but there isn't. There is no time even to mount a half-buttocked campaign, at this point.

    I would love to be proven wrong.

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  3. Re:Politicians we elected? You must be new here. by TheRaven64 · · Score: 4, Interesting

    The MEP that I voted for campaigns for the FFII and she is part of a coalition that opposes ACTA. Unfortunately, this is being pushed through without the approval of the Parliament.

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