ACTA lobbyists lobby the European Parliament to avoid review in European Court

The most powerful lobbying organizations in the world, including the MPAA and IFPI, and a handful of trademark associations have sent a letter to the European Parliament to pressure them to sign the record, without conducting the legal review Justice Commission in the European political group that promotes the Greens.

The letter requests that ACTA not be taken to the European Court, since this action:

delay the adoption and implementation of ACT and weaken the position (in Europe) towards their international partners, as a leader who proposes and supports the effective protection of intellectual property rights globally.

A considerable debate has already taken place between the Commission and the European Parliament on the ACT, and the Assembly has given its support for the early conclusion of negotiations on ACTA in its resolution of 24 novimebre 2010. Moreover, the February 17, 2011, most members (465) voted for the Free Trade of the European Union-Korea, which includes measures to protect intellectual property are mostly identical to those of ACT.

Yes, free trade as an economic weapon. Therefore it is important to understand their role and what happens when intellectual property is added to this equation.

In Mexico, lobbying groups also sent a letter to the Mexican Senate in which demand more public debate, although in Plural Working Group organized by the Mexican Senate convincing arguments that the ACT does not meet the interests of Mexicans but only to the industry. Also published an ad in the newspaper El Universal , where he asked the President of Mexico has been signed to protect the culture ACTA.

The letter of lobbying the European Parliament is sending a week after the Commission for ACT in Europe - by Karel De Gucht, sent a response / defense PDF to the letter issued by European scholars, which demonstrates the problems this treaty with the EU acquis of the European Union , ie its legal.

His brazen argument is that the ambiguity in the language of ACTA simply means that respect the will of the participating countries. It is very easy to say that when your main subject, the United States does not consider a deal-binding.

The opinion for many on the team's response to De Gucht, is simply the lack of basic reading skills of their negotiators, to Mike Masnick at Techdirt actually failed miserably . Just like the Mexican officials before the Mexican Senate.

ACTA is a fact that was never intended to be a legal process and much less democratic. But the cultural monopoly collusion with public institutions and government officials will never cease to be surprised by his boldness. Why do we allow this piracy legislation?

Yes businesses dedicated to the exploitation of commercial culture are so confident that ACT is entirely legal, why would they want to avoid legal review at the European Court of Justice?

Download the letter of the lobbyists to lobby the European Parliament. PDF

ACTA lobbyists lobby the European Parliament to avoid review in European Court of Justice written ALT1040 5 May, 2011 by geraldine
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