Acta rejected by EU

[Labyrinth]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-18704192

The European Parliament has voted to reject the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (Acta).

The proposed agreement sought to curb piracy, but internet campaigners said it posed a threat to online freedoms.

The rejection vote followed a failed attempt to postpone the decision because of ongoing investigations into Acta by the European Court of Justice.

Euro MP David Martin said: "It's time to give [Acta] its last rites."

[PhazeDelta1]

Euro MP David Martin said: "It's time to give [Acta] its last rites."

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[Mikedogg]

Yes, all fine and dandy, but how long before the same one but under a different name will be written up.


We haven't heard the last of it.

[Zboe]

Originally Posted by Mikedogg

Yes, all fine and dandy, but how long before the same one but under a different name will be written up.

Yeah but for today we can all celebrate

[ThatDelirium]

Originally Posted by Mikedogg

Yes, all fine and dandy, but how long before the same one but under a different name will be written up.


We haven't heard the last of it.

Well, stop looking, because the Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership has similar provisions to ACTA. It's already here, in negotiation, and still in secrecy.

[Mikedogg]

Oh the scumbaggery of it all.

[Tat3]

Conversation about ACTA: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCGWk...&feature=g-u-u

They do have some valid points like LoL characters bought with money or with those AP (is it AP?, whatever it is, that game money you get from playing), how does Riot know which one was bought with what if it did not matter to this point. Selling skins is the way to make money and if people could sell the ones they do not use it would be a bad loss for Riot...