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European Parliament Takes Step Toward Burying ACTA
An anonymous reader writes "The European Parliament's INTA Committee yesterday soundly
rejected a proposal to refer the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade
Agreement to the European Court of Justice for review. ACTA critics viewed
the proposal
as a delay tactic designed with the hope that public opposition to the
agreement would subside in the year or two it would take for a court
review. The 21-5 vote against the motion means that the INTA committee
will conclude its ACTA review later this spring with a full European
Parliament vote expected in June or July. The lack of support for ACTA
within the European Parliament is now out in the open with multiple
parties indicating
they are ready to bury it."
with the hope that public opposition to the agreement would subside in the year or two
After SOPA, PIPA, and now ACTA popping up back to back, I'd like to hope people will be paying more attention for things like this.
What do I know, I'm just an idiot, right?
The lack of support for ACTA within the European Parliament is now out in the open with multiple parties indicating they are ready to bury it.
The members of the media industry have very very good shovels.
One could draw the conclusion that Europe is sick of the attempts by the United States at hegemony and is outrightly rejecting ACTA in a way of forcing the United States to legislate its own backyard only. However, SOPA and PIPA have failed miserably and the sue for profit outfit Righthaven was dealt a swift and severe hand of defeat. In fact, they effectively no longer exist. Think of the companies that lost a lot of money due to that scheme. They probably lost more money paying Righthaven for its legal services than they might have lost through perceived copyright violation.
This is exactly why people hate the EU. Get rid of the European Commission and we'll talk.
The real power is not with the parliament, nor the commission.
The real power is (and has always been) with the European Council.