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May 31, 2012 03:05 pm

European Parliament Committees Reject ACTA As IP Backlash Grows


An anonymous reader writes "Earlier today [Thursday, May 31st], three European Parliament committees studying theAnti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement — the Legal Affairs Committee(JURI), the Committee for Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) and theCommittee for Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) — all votedagainst implementing ACTA. Michael Geist reportson how the strength of the anti-ACTA movement within the EuropeanParliamentis part of a broader backlash against secretive intellectual propertyagreements that are either incorporated into broad trade agreements orraise critical questions about prioritizing IP enforcement overfundamental rights including votes and reports opposing these deals inthe Netherlands, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and Mexico."

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