The European Parliament’s Legal Service released its opinion on ACTA to the public today, and tomorrow the European Parliament Committee on Legal Affairs will discuss ACTA. The hearing will be streamed live. In advance of the hearing, the Foundation for a Free Internet Infrastructure has written the Committee, arguing that ACTA 1) will “undermine access to generic medicines” and 2) contains “draconian” measures against media piracy include “damages [that] go beyond current EU law, which is based on actual loss suffered, including lost profits.”
DOCUMENTS AND VIDEO:
- European Parliament Live Stream of the hearing (December 20, 2011 – 9:00-12:00)
- European Parliament Legal Service Opinion on ACTA
- Letter from the Foundation for a Free Information Infrastructure to the EU Legal Affairs Committee, December 19, 2011
Mike Palmedo is the admin for infojustice.org, and he manages interdisciplinary research on copyright exceptions at American University College of Law's Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property. He has Masters degrees Economics and in International Affairs, and is an economics PhD candidate.
