the-troubled-one:

madargon:

id-get-in-that-leatherjacket:

murgatroid:

internet-justice:

harmonyshipper:

internet-justice:

ACTA has already been signed by several countries, but if we can get the European Parliament to vote no, it can be dismantled and sent back.

Sign here

REBLOG!…

Remember, even if countries are signing this thing, if EU rejects is the whole thing will most likely fall through, so please, Europeans keeps signing and keep contacting your EU reps.

But we cannot and we should not rely on that alone. We need to act now, and not rely on the Parliament to make the right decision for us.

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the-troubled-one:

Kader Arif, rapporteur for ACTA in the European Parliament quit his role as rapporteur saying:

”I want to denounce in the strongest possible manner the entire process that led to the signature of this agreement: no inclusion of civil society organisations, a lack of transparency from the start of the negotiations, repeated postponing of the signature of the text without an explanation being ever given, exclusion of the EU Parliament’s demands that were expressed on several occasions in our assembly.”

“As rapporteur of this text, I have faced never-before-seen manoeuvres from the right wing of this Parliament to impose a rushed calendar before public opinion could be alerted, thus depriving the Parliament of its right to expression and of the tools at its disposal to convey citizens’ legitimate demands.”

“Everyone knows the ACTA agreement is problematic, whether it is its impact on civil liberties, the way it makes Internet access providers liable, its consequences on generic drugs manufacturing, or how little protection it gives to our geographical indications.”

“This agreement might have major consequences on citizens’ lives, and still, everything is being done to prevent the European Parliament from having its say in this matter. That is why today, as I release this report for which I was in charge, I want to send a strong signal and alert the public opinion about this unacceptable situation. I will not take part in this mascarade.”

justmybones:

I think only four countries haven’t signed? But either way there is still time to protest against this. The EU vote will happen in June. That’s four solid months that can be used to spread the word, sign petitions, write letters etc. We can still fight this.

There is still…

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