EC admits anti-piracy treaty adoption was mistake
The European Commission (EC) has admitted it made a mistake by adopting a controversial anti-piracy agreement ACTA without listening to protesters.
Wednesday, 21.03.2012.
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The European Commission (EC) has admitted it made a mistake by adopting a controversial anti-piracy agreement ACTA without listening to protesters. EUobserver has quoted EC Deputy President Maros Sefcovic as saying that Brussels was surprised by mass protests against ACTA, whose adoption would introduce Draconian punishments for those who “illegally” download music, movies and other content from the internet. EC admits anti-piracy treaty adoption was mistake The Commission realized it made a mistake when thousands of people took it to the streets of European cities to protest against ACTA despite freezing temperatures, he said. “We saw this huge wave of communication on the social media to which we didn't react on time (causing) the situation where we need now to backtrack a little bit and look for reassurances from the European Court of Justice," Sefcovic pointed out. The Commission for its part made tactical semi-retreat in February by saying it would turn over the treaty to the EU's highest court to see if it breached any EU laws, particularly on privacy. 22 EU member states, along with the U.S., Canada, Australia, Japan and New Zealand, signed ACTA in Tokyo. The debate on ACTA has been temporarily removed from the European Parliament (EP) agenda until the European Court of Justice decides whether the anti-piracy treaty is in accordance with the fundamental EU laws. Tanjug
EC admits anti-piracy treaty adoption was mistake
The Commission realized it made a mistake when thousands of people took it to the streets of European cities to protest against ACTA despite freezing temperatures, he said.“We saw this huge wave of communication on the social media to which we didn't react on time (causing) the situation where we need now to backtrack a little bit and look for reassurances from the European Court of Justice," Šefčovič pointed out.
The Commission for its part made tactical semi-retreat in February by saying it would turn over the treaty to the EU's highest court to see if it breached any EU laws, particularly on privacy.
22 EU member states, along with the U.S., Canada, Australia, Japan and New Zealand, signed ACTA in Tokyo.
The debate on ACTA has been temporarily removed from the European Parliament (EP) agenda until the European Court of Justice decides whether the anti-piracy treaty is in accordance with the fundamental EU laws.
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