[V3.co] Opposition to ACTA mounts as Poland reconsiders

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Doubts are growing that the controversial Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) will be passed in Europe as Poland wants to reconsider the agreement. […]

Jérémie Zimmermann, co-founder of French digital rights group La Quadrature du Net, has argued “the European Commission is trying to bypass democracy to impose “repressive measures”.

The truth is that the Commission is trying to impose the [entertainment] industry’s agenda to enforce outdated copyright, patent and trademark policies through tough criminal sanctions and extra-judicial measures,” he said.

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