European Parliament Committees Reject ACTA As IP Backlash Grows

European Parliament Committees Reject ACTA As IP Backlash Grows:
An anonymous reader writes "Earlier today [Thursday, May 31st], three European Parliament committees studying the
Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement — the Legal Affairs Committee
(JURI), the Committee for Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) and the
Committee for Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) — all voted
against implementing ACTA. Michael Geist reports
on how the strength of the anti-ACTA movement within the European
Parliament
is part of a broader backlash against secretive intellectual property
agreements that are either incorporated into broad trade agreements or
raise critical questions about prioritizing IP enforcement over
fundamental rights including votes and reports opposing these deals in
the Netherlands, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and Mexico."
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