Members of the European Parliament have approved the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), overcoming yet another hurdle and making its progress into law an increasing certainty.
However, while the EC confirmed in a statement to the European Parliament that neither personal searches nor the so-called ‘three strikes‘ procedure for illegal downloaders will be introduced by this agreement, the approval was greeted with dismay by rights organisation La Quadrature du Net.
« This vote is a terrible blow to EU citizens. It shows that the conservatives and some of their allies can get the Parliament to vote in favour of ACTA, » said Jérémie Zimmermann, spokesperson for the group.
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