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Tuesday 20 October 2020
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The controversial international counterfeiting treaty will no longer be sent to the European Court of Justice.
5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…
The European parliament has massively rejected a controversial global pact to battle counterfeiting and online piracy, quashing any possibility of EU ratification.
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All the day’s main news, plus a few bits and pieces you may have missed along the way…
The international trade committee has said that the European Parliament should not ratify ACTA next month.
Digital Agenda commissioner Neelie Kroes says we’re likely “to be in a world without SOPA and without ACTA”.
TD for Clare Michael McNamara was speaking about ACTA at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg.
Commissioners yesterday agreed the terms of a legal submission asking the court to rule on whether the treaty is legal.
In a discussion on copyright today, Junior Minister Sean Sherlock said the Attorney General was never shown a copy of an alternative proposal for copyright law in Ireland.
Your nightly news round-up of the day’s biggest stories…
The EU’s trade commissioner Karel De Gucht wants to see whether the anti-counterfeiting rules are in breach of EU freedoms.
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‘The February March’ against the controversial international anti-counterfeiting agreement will take place later today.
Bulgaria may join the growing list of EU countries delaying their ratification of the controversial ACTA legislation…
Demonstrators expressing concern over EU copyright legislation and online censorship gathered in cities from London to Tallinn today.
Your evening round-up of the day’s biggest news stories, as well as the bits and pieces you may have missed…
Demonstrators has been protesting against ‘SOPA Ireland’ and the EU-wide ACTA legislation.
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The controversial anti-counterfeiting agreement has caused concerns that it could limit online freedom.
Protesters rallied in the cities of Poznan and Lublin to express their anger over the treaty, while both conservative and liberal lawmakers voiced dissatisfaction.
The VP of EMI’s Urban Promotions says that the best way to tackle piracy is not to introduce bills like ACTA or SOPA – but to simply provide better service.
5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…
The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement has come under fire after suggestions it could limit online freedoms.
Hackers from the ‘Polish Underground’ movement attack government websites, prompting an emergency cabinet meeting.
THE IRISH FARMERS Association has urged Irish MEPs to vote to ban words traditionally linked to meat products from being used on vegetarian alternatives.
The European Parliament is to vote this week on the terminology used for plant-based meat and dairy substitutes.
Amendments put forward would restrict the naming of such products so that they could not use terms normally associated with meat products.
One amendment would curtail the use of terms such as ‘steak’, ‘sausage’, ‘escalope’, ‘burger’ or ‘hamburger’ on products that do not exclusively contain meat.
The IFA has written to MEPs urging them to accept both amendments to protect Irish consumers and the agricultural industry here.
IFA President Tim Cullinan said yesterday that dairy products or plant-based meat branded with ‘real’ meat descriptions is “deliberately misleading to our consumers and undermines our industry.”
What do you think: Should vegetarian foods be allowed use words like ‘steak’ and ‘burger’?
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