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Acta Protests: Thousands Take to Streets Across Europe
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Acta Protests: Thousands Take to Streets Across Europe
11 February 2012 Last updated at 13:57 ET
By Dave Lee
Technology Reporter
BBC News
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16999497
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Thousands of people have taken part in co-ordinated protests across Europe
in opposition to a controversial anti-piracy agreement.
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Significant marches were held in Germany, Poland and the Netherlands
against the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (Acta).
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Around 200 protesters gathered in central London outside the offices of
several major rights holders.
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Demonstrators argued that Acta will limit freedom of speech online.
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However the agreement's supporters insist it will not alter existing laws,
and will instead provide protection for content creators in the face of
increasing levels of online piracy.
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The treaty has to date been signed by 22 EU members, including the UK, but
has yet to be ratified by the European Parliament. A debate is due to take
place in June.
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On Friday, Germany delayed signing the agreement in order to, a spokesman
said, "give us time to carry out further discussions".
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'In secret'
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Saturday's London demonstration was supported by the Open Rights Group, a
vocal opponent to the treaty. The group's executive director, Jim Killock,
argued that Germany's stance shows Acta negotiations were carried out "in
secret" by EU "bureaucrats".
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"Three member states in Europe are now looking like they don't want to
sign," he told the BBC.
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"That shows that politicians are only really starting to look at this now.
All of a sudden, the whole thing is breaking down."
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Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia have already delayed the process
after significant pressure from mostly young people.
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"The point today is to say Acta is undemocratic," Mr Killock added.
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"It's lacked scrutiny, it's setting up dangerous new pressures to censor
the internet to remove users and put pressure on [Internet Service
Providers] to start policing for copyright."
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