Full video of the ALDE ADLE Hearing on Acta (Anti Counterfeiting Trade Agreement)<br /><br />Event date: 06/04/10 14:00 to 17:00<br />Location: BE BRUSSELS A1G-2<br /><br />Negotiations on a new Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) were launched in 2007.<br />International negotiations are still ongoing. There is, at this stage, no agreed text.<br />The goal of the ACTA negotiations is to provide an international framework that improves the enforcement of intellectual property right (IPR) laws.<br /><br />However, like with the SWIFT agreement national parliaments and the European Parliament remain uninvolved.<br />There are leaked documents that let some experts believe that ACTA is about tackling large scale, criminal activity. Critics argue that the agreement might limit civil liberties and harass consumers.<br /><br />The aim of the hearing is to give all parties involved the chance to discuss the current status of the negotiations.<br /><br />-----------------------------------------------<br /><br />MEP's Concerned: Alexander Alvaro, Marietje Schaake<br />For more information: marietje.schaake-office(at)europarl.europa.eu<br /><br />[ALDEEVENTS] [Events] [Hearing] [Language EN]
