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Parliament threatens court action on anti-piracy treaty
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A strong majority of MEPs (663 against and 13 in favour) today voted against the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), arguing that it flouts agreed EU laws on counterfeiting and piracy online.
In addition, the Parliament’s decision today states that MEPs will go to the Court of Justice if the EU does not reject ACTA rules, including cutting off users from the Internet “gradually” if caught stealing content.
Though MEPs cannot participate in the ACTA talks, without the consent of the European Parliament, EU negotiators will have to go back to the drawing board and come up with a compromise.
Although only two members of parliament took the time to answer my email from earlier this week, it appears many more did indeed know how to vote!
update: the actual vote. Suddenly I’m not surprised at the lack of response to my email. The 13 votes in favor of ACTA were 10 British and 3 Dutch members.
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the actual vote LINK doesn’t work John!
oops. fixed.
The Dutch votes where from PVV members by the way. As if I needed another reason not to vote for them.
Ok, let me put up a rethorical question.
The MEPs elected bzythe people actually has almost no say in what happens in the EU.
Right?
How is this a democratic thingy?
It isn’t. It’s to make you think it is a democratic thingy.
me stupid. How do I see the vote question? So to know that 13 were against or in favor of what?
Click on the link with the title.
Just skip to the numbered points for a bit easier reading.
And they think that the Comission, that ignores the Parliament and the law, will pay any attention to a Court order?
The PVV now claims that voting NO was an accident and mistake and that they intended to vote YES. Incompetent fucks.
I hear that a lot politicians. Then again, if someone can’t pick the right button when voting, how can we trust him with more complicated problems?