ACTA is aiming high, but its loose wording would make internet
service providers an unintended police force of the web, David Martin,
the MEP rapporteur on the controversial agreement told RT in an
exclusive interview.
The trade agreement needs the consent of the European Parliament to come into force. A vote on it is due this summer, but David Martin who is responsible for monitoring its progress and reporting on it to the European Parliament has already said it should be rejected.
RT: What exactly worries you about the ACTA agreement?
David Martin: In terms of what ACTA was trying to achieve, I’m quite happy with it. I think it’s important that Europe does protect its intellectual property.
But it had a number of unintended consequences. One was it would put a duty on internet service providers to effectively act as a European police force of the internet. I don’t think that’s right. I think that’s for the formal judicial authorities. Full Read
The trade agreement needs the consent of the European Parliament to come into force. A vote on it is due this summer, but David Martin who is responsible for monitoring its progress and reporting on it to the European Parliament has already said it should be rejected.
RT: What exactly worries you about the ACTA agreement?
David Martin: In terms of what ACTA was trying to achieve, I’m quite happy with it. I think it’s important that Europe does protect its intellectual property.
But it had a number of unintended consequences. One was it would put a duty on internet service providers to effectively act as a European police force of the internet. I don’t think that’s right. I think that’s for the formal judicial authorities. Full Read
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