The Dutch
Lower House has backed a motion from the Green Left party which says that the
Netherlands should, for the time being, refrain from signing an international
treaty designed to combat piracy and counterfeit trade on the Internet.
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| ACTA: more than just an illegal download ban (Photo: The Javorac) |
The motion
says that there first needs to be clarity over whether the treaty threatens the
rights and the privacy of Internet users.
The
Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) is a treaty between the 27 EU Member
States and ten other countries including the US, Canada and Japan. Last
weekend, tens of thousands of Europeans in cities across Europe demonstrated
against ACTA. They fear it will limit the freedom of internet use.
Some EU
Member States have already ratified the treaty but others, including the
Netherlands and Germany, have not yet done so. The Bulgarian government says it
prefers to wait until the EU has agreed a common position for all 27 members.
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