Is April 12 the day ACTA died?
12 April 2012
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James Nurton, New York
An influential European politician has indicated that he will recommend that ACTA be rejected, making it increasingly unlikely that the Agreement will ever be implemented in Europe
Rapporteur David Martin MEP said at a hearing today that the threat to civil liberties in ACTA outweighed the benefits of improved IP protection.
He will formally present his recommendation to Parliament's International Trade Committee on April 24 and 25. The Committee will vote on the Agreement in May, with Parliament expected to vote in plenary in June.
Also today Hannes Swoboda, leader of the European...
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