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(pour voir l'infographie en taille réelle, cliquez sur l'image) Afin de mieux comprendre la procédure d'adoption de l'accord commercial anti-contrefaçon (ACTA), les institutions de l'Union européenne ont produit une infographie qui explique de quelle manière le Vieux Continent va prendre sa décision. On retrouve ainsi l'opinion des différentes commissions du Parlement, le recours éventuel à la Cour européenne de justice et la session plénière prévue cet été. Par ailleurs, l'infographie présente les grandes dates de l'ACTA, de 2006 (date à laquelle les négociations ont démarré) à aujourd'hui. Soulignons toutefois deux oublis : le premier porte sur la révélation par Wikileaks, en mai 2008, de l' existence des discussions . Le second, remarqué par Françoise Castex, concerne la Cour de justice de l'Union européenne qui a été saisie par la Commission européenne.
ACTA : comprendre la procédure d'adoption en une image
ACTA, a controversial agreement about counterfeiting and online copyright infringements, has been signed so far by 30 countries. In coming months Parliament will be able to decide its fate in the EU by either approving or rejecting it. But what is this all about?
What you should know about ACTA
In an opinion with significant implications for ongoing EU discussions on how to deal with online copyright infringement and internet piracy, an EU advocate general on Thursday said a Belgian internet provider cannot be forced by a national court to block users from illegally sharing music. The ruling could have a wide-reaching impact on efforts to get private companies to police the internet (Photo: Bombardier) Pedro Cruz Villalon of the European Court of Justice argued that ordering an Internet Service Provider (ISP) to filter and block electronic communications in a bid to protect copyright in principle "infringes fundamental rights".
Digital Agenda / EU court cool on copyright enforcement by private companies
media representative urges European Parliament to reassess ACTA to safeguard freedom of expression - Representative on Freedom of the Media
VIENNA, 14 February 2012 – In a letter to the President of the European Parliament, Martin Schulz, today, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović urged the Parliament to safeguard free expression when discussing the draft Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA). The letter to Schulz follows her January statement on ACTA as well as the Stop Online Piracy Act and Protect Intellectual Property Act in the United States, in which Mijatović warned about the dangers of placing the interests of rights holders above the fundamental right to freedom of expression and the right to privacy. “In my role as the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, I am mandated to observe media freedom developments in the OSCE participating States and am concerned that the present agreement on ACTA might have a detrimental affect on freedom of expression and a free flow of information in the digital age,” Mijatović wrote in her letter.ACTA & Generic drugs
Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement
The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement ( ACTA ), is a multinational treaty for the purpose of establishing international standards for intellectual property rights enforcement. The agreement aims to establish an international legal framework for targeting counterfeit goods, generic medicines and copyright infringement on the Internet, and would create a new governing body outside existing forums, such as the World Trade Organization , the World Intellectual Property Organization , or the United Nations . The agreement was signed in October 2011 by Australia , Canada , Japan , Morocco , New Zealand , Singapore , South Korea , and the United States . [ 6 ] In 2012, Mexico , the European Union and 22 countries which are member states of the European Union signed as well. [ 7 ] One signatory (Japan) has ratified (formally approved) the agreement, which would come into force in countries that ratified it after ratification by six countries.BRUSSELS - European Parliament chief Martin Schulz has spoken out against a new intellectual property regime, amid growing signs it will face problems getting past MEPs. Schulz (l) took up his new post last month (Photo: europarl.europa.eu) Speaking on a German TV show - the ARD channel's Report from Berlin - on Sunday (12 February) Schulz said: "The necessary balance between the two - protection of copyright on the one hand and fundamental rights of [Internet] users on the other – is very poorly enshrined in this treaty." He added: "I do not think that with the current draft treaty ... progress has been made." The so-called Acta agreement is to create a new global body outside the UN or the World Trade Organisation to govern the sale of generic medicines and to stamp out counterfeit products and illegal file-sharing on the Internet. Twenty two EU countries as well as Australia, Canada, Japan, Morocco, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea and the US have signed up.
EU parliament chief joins anti-Acta camp
Si no es por la calidad de la democracia, al menos que sea por dinero. Con ambos objetivos, la Comisión Europea propondrá hoy una reforma legal que obligará a los países a abrir sus archivos y hacer públicos todos los datos recogidos a todos los niveles de la Administración, con excepción de aquellos que ya estén protegidos por el derecho a la privacidad o que sean sensibles para la seguridad nacional. Bruselas recuerda que el derecho a saber pertenece a los ciudadanos, pero calcula además que un acceso abierto a datos y documentos públicos podría traducirse en unos beneficios directos e indirectos de hasta 140.000 millones de euros al año en la UE.
Bruselas pide que los 27 abran sus datos en internet
Counter-Arguments Against ACTA - La Quadrature du Net
Below are arguments that can help you debunk the EU Commission's lies on ACTA, which are also relayed by pro-ACTA members of the EU Parliament . Get this fact-sheet in PDF Below are the false assertions pushed by the EU Commission in a document sent to MEPs on January 31st, 2012, and the corresponding counter-arguments. [ edit ] "ACTA is not the EU's SOPA or PIPA" In some important ways, ACTA is worse than SOPA. ACTA is the global blueprint for repressive laws such as SOPA:
On 4 July, the European Parliament has rejected ACTA with an overwhelming majority (478 against, 39 in favour, 165 abstentions). If you want to see who voted what you can either have a look here on Votewatch or all the details per groups and countries on here . Our first reaction to the vote is here . Thanks to all the activists and protesters. Thanks to all those of you who contacted the MEPs. Thanks to all MEPs who voted against the Agreement.
Stop ACTA!
This is interesting. Kader Arif, the "rapporteur" for ACTA, has quit that role in disgust over the process behind getting the EU to sign onto ACTA. A rapporteur is a person "appointed by a deliberative body to investigate an issue." However, it appears his investigation of ACTA didn't make him very pleased:
EP Rapporteur for ACTA: 'Masquerade' Behind ACTA
Esta explicación declara que yo firme el acuerdo porque el gobierno me dio instrucciones de hacerlo, porque es parte de mi trabajo. Todos los día tengo una pila de preguntas en mi correo y Facebook de parte de ciudadanos atentos y algo desconcertados, que no pueden entender como es que se me ocurrió firmar un acuerdo que es tan dañino para el estado y los ciudadanos. Con esta respuesta, la cual es puramente personal y expresa únicamente mi opinión personal, espero poder responder a todos ellos, a mis amigos y conocidos que han permanecido tranquilos, todos los Anonymous, y también a mi misma y a mis hijos. Firme ACTA por descuido cívico , porque no puse la atención debida. Simplemente, no conecte claramente este acuerdo que fui instruida de firmar, con ese acuerdo que, de acuerdo a mi propia convicción cívica, limita y restringe la libertad de participar en una de las mas grande y significante red en la historia de la humanidad, esto limita particularmente el futuro de mis hijos.