Web Piracy Bills ‘Dead’ in U.S. From Lobbying, Dodd Says

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3. The US version, but what about the international version the admin already signed?

ACTA is the name of this one.


Several European governments and lawmakers have voiced reservations about the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) while protesters have marched against it in some cities, voicing fears that it may curtail Internet freedoms.

"ACTA raises more fears than hopes," the European Parliament's rapporteur on ACTA, Socialist bloc lawmaker David Martin, said after a public debate that brought together industry representatives, NGOs, unions and Internet groups.

"What it delivers in terms of important intellectual property rights is diminished by potential threats to civil liberties and Internet freedom," he said.

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