The European Parliament's International Trade committee (Inta) has voted to reject the controversial Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (Acta), by 19 votes to 12. It's a key decision, because this committee strongly influences the wider parliament.
Acta is, as we explained in our guide, an "international agreement that aims to create international standards on intellectual property rights enforcement."
By: Mark Brown, Edited by: Duncan Geere
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via Wired.co.uk
http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2012-06/21/acta-rejected
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