[Fellowship-Slovenia] Še vedno ACTA, že spet je treba pisat MEP-jem

Thu May 24 09:39:08 UTC 2012

Hejhoj,

ACTA še vedno straši naokoli in v EU parlamentu je neka čudna .

Vsak, ki ima vsaj 5' časa, naj si prosim spodaj prebere in piše kakšnemu 
našemu MEP-ju.

lp,
Matija

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Subject: [A2k] Action Required on Crucial ACTA Votes Next Week
Date: Sreda 23. of May 2012, 14.13.25
From: La Quadrature du Net <jz at laquadrature.net>
To: a2k at lists.keionline.org

Themes: ACTA, COPYRIGHT, VOTE, EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

La Quadrature du Net – For immediate release

Permanent link: http://www.laquadrature.net/en/action-required-on-crucial-
acta-votes-next-week

Action Required on Crucial ACTA Votes Next Week

*** Paris, May 22nd, 2012 – Next week, parliamentary committees of the 
European Parliament will vote on ACTA. Citizens keen to see this agreement 
rejected must act and contact members of the legal affairs (JURI), industry 
(ITRE) and civil liberties (LIBE) committees, who will cast their votes on the 
30th and 31st of May. ***

The final vote on ACTA in the European Parliament, scheduled for the July 
plenary session (July 3 – 5), is approaching fast and will be influenced by 
the INTA committee's final report. Until then, the different committees 
working on of ACTA will vote next week on their final reports [1] before 
transmitting them to INTA. The latest exchanges of views have proved that the 
lobbyists of the last remaining proponent of ACTA, is still trying to exert 
pressure. For instance, the Industry committee (ITRE)'s draft opinion, which 
has so far been particularly positive, could be neutralized during the vote.

Citizens have a decisive influence on the debates in the European Parliament. 
We must keep expressing our views to the committee members, during both the 
opinion votes and the final report's vote, to ensure that the Parliament has 
no other option during the plenary than to massively reject ACTA. A massive 
and clearcut rejection, carried by a strong citizen mobilization, will pave 
the way for a much needed positive copyright reform.

* Legal Affairs committee (JURI) – Vote on May 30th or 31st

Rapporteur Marielle Gallo's draft opinion is in complete favour of ACTA's 
adoption and will be submitted to vote on May 30th (or 31st). It will be put 
to a vote without amendments, as a very last manoeuvre [2] on the rapporteur's 
part, well known for her repressive views on copyright. Mrs Gallo's draft 
opinion must be rejected in JURI.

* Industry committee (ITRE) – Vote on May the 31st

A heated debate [3] surrounded the presentation of the excellent report [4] by 
rapporteur Amelia Andersdotter, on April 24th. These discussions illustrate 
the entertainment industries' renewed efforts to influence Members of the 
European Parliament and counter the citizens opposed to ACTA.

The vote on the report along with its amendments is scheduled for May the 
31st. Some of these amendments [5] propose to modify the recommendation, 
currently calling for rejection, in effect neutralizing it. Citizen 
mobilization is crucial to ensure that the ITRE committee will vote in favour 
of the original report and call for ACTA's rejection.

* Civil Liberties committee (LIBE) – Vote on May the 31st

Rapporteur Dimitrios Droutsas will submit his excellent draft report [6] to 
vote on May the 31st. The report's conclusion is that ACTA is incompatible 
with the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. Citizens must 
make sure that the LIBE report is voted as is and is not rendered harmless by 
further amendments.

Once the JURI, ITRE, LIBE and DEVE committees' opinions are adopted, they will 
be transmitted to the main committee, INTA (international trade), who will 
then vote on its own report and amendments. The finalisation and vote of the 
INTA report will be the final and decisive step that will orient, depending on 
its recommendation, the adoption or the rejection of ACTA by the whole of the 
Parliament, and therefore by the European Union. If we stay vigilant and 
mobilized, we will win.

Next steps:

*  Wednesday, May 30th (or Thursday, May 31st): Vote of the JURI opinion
*  Thursday, May 31th: Vote of the LIBE and ITRE opinion
*  Monday, June 4th: Vote of the DEVE opinion
*  Wednesday, June 21th: Vote of the INTA opinion
    Tuesday, July 3rd or Wednesday, July 4th, or Thursday, July 5th: Final 
vote in Plenary

* References *

1. For more information: ACTA: Procedure in the European Parliament
2. http://www.laquadrature.net/en/juri-committee-postpones-vote-on-gallos-
acta-opinion
3. A surprising number of pro-ACTA MEPs took the floor to call the European 
Parliament to give consent to ACTA, or at least postpone the vote after an 
eventual decision of the European Court of Justice, even though no challenge 
has been sent by the European Commission as of today. For more on this issue, 
see: http://www.laquadrature.net/en/acta-in-parliamentary-committees-urgent-
citizen-participation-required .
4. 
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-483.518+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN 
5. 
http://www.laquadrature.net/wiki/ITRE_ACTA_report_amendments#Amendment_39_--
6. http://www.laquadrature.net/en/rapporteur-on-fundamental-rights-finds-acta-
contrary-to-democratic-values

** About la Quadrature du Net **

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of citizens on the Internet. More specifically, it advocates for the 
adaptation of French and European legislations to respect the founding 
principles of the Internet, most notably the free circulation of knowledge. 

In addition to its advocacy work, the group also aims to foster a better 
understanding of legislative processes among citizens. Through specific and 
pertinent information and tools, La Quadrature du Net hopes to encourage 
citizens' participation in the public debate on rights and freedoms in the 
digital age.

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including the Electronic Frontier Foundation, the Open Society Institute and 
Privacy International.

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