ACTA
Hollande Government drops controversial 'Hadopi Law' - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN
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- "the French government of François Hollande - drops the controversial "Hadopi Law" !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "the "three strikes" anti-piracy measure - from Nicolas Sarkozy !"
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- "would have cut off - users' access to the Internet !"
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- "the French anti-piracy law - has been overturned and replaced !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "that would disconnect those - suspected of copyright infringement !"
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- "mired in controversy - entertainment companies had lobbied - for the "Hadopi law" !"
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- "users were first sent two written warnings - in what was called a "graduated response" !"
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- "and if they did not reply - their Internet connection would be cut off - on the final warning !"
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- "the Hadopi law - 2009 Nicolas Sarkozy - had an agency that patroled the system !"
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- "it only ever fined one individual € 150 - disconnecting their Internet access for 15 days !"
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- "instead of individual piracy - the French government of President Hollande !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "is now looking towards penalising - "commercial piracy" !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement - Wikipedia EN: LINK ¤ A C T A
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- "ACTA - was a proposed multinational treaty - for intellectual property rights !"
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- "the European Parliament writes - "the enforcement of intellectual property rights - IPRs !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!""
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- "including patent - trademark - and copyright law - must be accomplished in a manner !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "that does not impede innovation - or personal data protection !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
ACTA Proposal - US cable - 2006: LINK ¤ 06TOKYO3567
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- "Japanese Trade and Foreign Ministry officials - met with the US embassy !"
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- "the US embassy showed - the final ACTA proposal !"
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- "did not negotiate it - but wanted support !"
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- "the Japanese officials said - they wanted at least know - the content !"
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- "comment US - Japanese officials had to be reminded several times - that the US expected Japan !"
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- "to take the lead jointly with the US - in sharing the proposal with other countries !"
France's Internet Law - US cable - 2009: LINK ¤ 09PARIS559
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- "the Hadopi-Law - that would deny users access to the Internet - after three piracy violations !"
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- "was torpedoed by the - French National Assembly !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "there was some disagreement - over a stipulation !"
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- "that required users - who have been disconnected from the Internet !"
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- "continued paying their ISP contracts - Internet service provider !"
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- "users caught downloading illegal content - would first receive an e-mail warning !"
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- "following a second "strike" - users would receive a computer-generated - warning letter !"
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- "consumers groups - criticised Nicolas Sarkozy - and the whole bill !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "the US embassy - watched the bill closely !"
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- "and met with motion picture association of America - MPAA - president Robert Pisano !"
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- "and the recording companies - had lobbied for the bill !"
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the European Parliament rejects ACTA: LINK ¤ EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
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- "the European Parliament rejects ACTA - the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "by 478 votes - to 39 - with 165 abstentions !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "David Martin - the MEP responsible for ACTA in the parliament - said !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "the EP had to vote against - this international agreement !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! - ( the intended benefits were far outweighed ! )"
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- "that there are no potential threats - to civil liberties !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "given the vagueness - of certain aspects - of the text !"
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- "and the uncertainty - over its interpretation !"
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- "the European Parliament must guarantee - adequate protection for - citizens' rights !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement - PDF: LINK ¤ ACTA
- "article 27 - enforcement - a party may provide its competent authorities - with the authority !"
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- "to order an online service provider - to disclose !"
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- "expeditiously to a right holder - information sufficient - to identify a subscriber !"
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- "whose account was allegedly used - for infringement !"
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- "article 36 - the Acta committee - the committee may amend the rules - and procedures !"
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La Quadrature du Net: LINK ¤ LA QUADRATURE DU NET
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- "in ACTA there would had been - criminal sanctions !"
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- "pushed Internet actors - cooperated with entertainment companies !"
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- "monitored online communications - bypassed the judicial authority !"
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- "contrary to some EU Commission's statements - certain provisions !"
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- "of the proposed ACTA - were not entirely compatible with EU law !"
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- "the President of the European Parliament Martin Schulz - said about the proposed ACTA !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "he did not find it good - in its current form !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "the balance between - copyright protection !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "and the individual rights - of Internet users !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "was only very inadequately anchored - in this agreement !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
das EU-Parlament entscheidet gegen ACTA - der Standard: LINK ¤ der STANDARD
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- "das EU-Parlament - verwirft ACTA !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "der Parlamentsberichterstatter David Martin - begründete die Entscheidung !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "dass es mit einigen Aspekten - des vorgeschlagenen Textes - "ernsthafte Probleme" gab !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "und es hatte fehlende Transparenz - bei den Verhandlungen gegeben !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "die EU-Justizkommissarin Viviane Reding sagte - "Copyright-Schutz kann niemals !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!""
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- "eine Aufhebung der Meinungs- oder Informationsfreiheit - rechtfertigen !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
ACTA - FutureZone - ORF: LINK ¤ FUTUREZONE - ORF
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- "bei den vorgeschlagenen Entwürfen - von ACTA - hätten die Provider !"
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- "für die Inhalte in ihren Netzen - verantwortlich gemacht werden sollen !"
ACTA - Wikipedia DE: LINK ¤ A C T A
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- "das Anti-Produktpiraterie-Handelsabkommen - war ein geplantes multilaterales Handelsabkommen !"
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- "EDRi - eine internationale Vereinigung von Bürgerrechtsinitiativen - kritisierte ACTA !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "wo mutmaßliche Rechtsverletzungen - von Akteuren außerhalb der Justizsysteme - verfolgt worden wären !"
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