CASES. VIDEOS. StoppACTA. How to act against ACTA. This page lists different ways to take action against ACTA right now and to learn more about this dangerous agreement.
ACTA is a multi-lateral trade agreement which threatens to change the Internet as we know it and puts fundamental freedoms at risk. The European Parliament will vote on ACTA this Wednesday July 4th and has the occasion to reject it once and for all. You will find on this page different ways you can act to defeat ACTA as a citizen. As a citizen, the main two things to do are: contacting Members of the European Parliament helping spread the word about ACTA. Contacting your Elected Representatives is the most useful thing you can do right until the wednesday's final vote in the European Parliament, last step of the procedure. [edit] How to? To easily get in touch with the right Members of the European Parliament, you can use our PiPhone. You also can use Political Memory to get the contact details of a precise MEP. [edit] Who to contact? [edit] General advice Here are some ideas: ie: Stop ACTA! By EDRi 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. ACTA is not the end. For historical reasons, we have archived our campaign below: What? On 21 June, the European Parliament’s lead committee INTA voted against the pro-ACTA amendments and in favour of a rejection by all MEPs. When? Access. ACTA: The new threat to the net.
2,008,307 have signed. Help us get to our new target of 3,000,000 Update: 10 February 2012 Amazing! Petitions. Official Office of the U.S.
Trade Representative Response to End ACTA and Protect our right to privacy on the Internet By Ambassador Miriam Sapiro. ACTA: signed, not yet sealed - now it's up to us. January 26, 2012 | Peter Bradwell Today the EU and member states including the UK signed the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement in Japan.
You may remember the healthy debate held here about whether this international treaty was something that the UK should commit itself to, helping policy makers arrive at a collectively taken decision. No? Good spot - there was no such debate! It was waived through the committees responsible for scrutinising the agreement, being deemed a 'document not raising legal or political questions requiring a report to the House'. We're getting to crunch time. So what can you do right now? First, read up on the problems with ACTA using EDRi's excellent 'What's wrong with ACTA' papers (they're my favourite kind of document: short, and clear).
And then call UK MEPs who are members of the Development committee, who are currently considering their opinion.