ACTA Stalled by European Commission of the Day: European Union approval of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) has been postponed by the European Commission, which plans to ask the European Court of Justice to decide whether the treaty violates any fundamental EU rights.
According to EU trade commissioner Karel De Gucht, ACTA doesn’t violate the EU’s rights of freedom of expression and freedom of information.
“ACTA will not censor websites or shut them down; ACTA will not hinder freedom of the Internet or freedom of speech,” he said today.
Protestors in several EU countries, including Germany, Poland and the Netherlands, disagree. Several EU governments have now refused to ratify the treaty because they believe it’s a threat to citizens’ privacy.
For ACTA to take effect in the EU, it must be approved by all 27 member states.
[guardian]
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