The controversial Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) today finally got rejected. The EU Parliament did the voting today with votes was one-sided, with 478 votes against, 146 abstentions, and only 39 in favor. Earlier also the International Trade Committee voted against ACTA. Overall, the fact is still EU Parliament still can decide if ACTA need to come into existence...

Big news coming from ACTA front: The controversial Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) has been rejected by the International Trade Committee. Nineteen MEPs voted against ACTA, and twelve in favour, with no abstentions.David Martin after the vote results were announced said that “I welcome the result of today’s vote. I am pleased that the committee...

The long-heated controversial Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) met with disapproval as three parliamentary committees voted on their recommendation on 31 May. In order for ACTA to enter into force in the EU, it will have to be approved by the Parliament and the Council as well as ratified by all member states. Now, Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) are...

Today, the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) adopted Opinion on the proposal for a Council Decision on the conclusion of the long known controversial Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA). It underlines that many of the measures to strengthen IP enforcement online could involve the large scale monitoring of users’ behaviour and of their electronic...

Hacker group Anonymous in context of Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) protest are targeting the European Parliament and governments sites. The...

Following the signing of Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACT) by Twenty-two states of European Union during the ceremony in Japan, which is considered to be somehow or even more effective than SOPA and PIPA – if came into existence in near future. The signing has yet to be ratified by EU commission and is scheduled to be debated in coming June. Following the signing,...

Twenty-two states of European Union have attended the ceremony in Japan and signed the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) on Thursday, January 26. An ACTA is a global treaty that is somehow similar to SOPA and PIPA – which try to normalize copyright protection and IP standards. Parliamentary Vice-Minister Nakano expressed his welcome for the signing on the Agreement...