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Tag: ACTA

Tag: ACTA

Monthly Round Up: July 2012

This month in the news.

ACTA: a timeline

See the timeline of ACTA, from the negotiations to the Agreement being rejected by the European Parliament and the subsequent reports that controversial ACTA provisions are to be implemented  as part of a different EU treaty.   

European Court of Justice to examine ACTA

The European Commission has asked the European Court of Justice is to examine whether ACTA, the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement is incompatible with the European Union’s fundamental rights and freedoms, the EU Trade Commissioner Karel de Gucht has announced.

Protests against ACTA in Poland

Approximately 10,000 people have taken to the streets across Poland in protest of the Polish government’s intention to sign ACTA, the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, reports the BBC.