Czech Republic has for the time being suspended the ratification of the copyright protection agreement ACTA (anti-counterfeiting trade agreement). The Cabinet of Prime Minister Petr NECAS must analyze first closer the Pact, Government spokesman Jan Osúch said. We must allow in no way threatened civil liberties and free access to information in any way, NECAS said. Before the surprise announcement of the head of Government, the protests against the agreement in the Czech Republic had reached new heights. Hacker of group anonymous stole a list of private information to all members of the governing party ODS and played on Monday it to Czech newspapers. In January, Czech Republic and 21 additional EU Member States had signed the trade agreement on the fight against counterfeiting and copyright infringement on the Internet. Poland had already suspended the ratification of the agreement already signed last week after sustained protests. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk apologized on Monday for lack of transparency in the previous debate on the law. We have fallen victim to routine, he said. With a bit of time and goodwill I can meet me (before) with users of the Internet.Tusk tusk anticipates new assessments to ACTA in may at the same time said the Polish Government will not withdraw their signatures below the ACTA agreement, simply because a group asks for this. Such a Government to withdraw immediately, he said. It is important to protect the Western culture against Internet piracy. Tusk said he anticipates that there a first assessment will be, whether ACTA will infringe the freedom on the Internet. In Poland, hackers had blocked for days the Government Web sites, thousands went against ACTA on the road. Both the left such as the national Conservative opposition went on distance to the international agreement and complained about the lack of information on the law and its implications. Because also data protection registered concerns, President Bronislaw Komorowski commissioned the Ombudswoman for civil rights with a review of the law.
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Czech Republic refused ratification of the ACTA agreement
Czech Republic has for the time being suspended the ratification of the copyright protection agreement ACTA (anti-counterfeiting trade agreement). The Cabinet of Prime Minister Petr NECAS must analyze first closer the Pact, Government spokesman Jan Osúch said. We must allow in no way threatened civil liberties and free access to information in any way, NECAS said. Before the surprise announcement of the head of Government, the protests against the agreement in the Czech Republic had reached new heights. Hacker of group anonymous stole a list of private information to all members of the governing party ODS and played on Monday it to Czech newspapers. In January, Czech Republic and 21 additional EU Member States had signed the trade agreement on the fight against counterfeiting and copyright infringement on the Internet. Poland had already suspended the ratification of the agreement already signed last week after sustained protests. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk apologized on Monday for lack of transparency in the previous debate on the law. We have fallen victim to routine, he said. With a bit of time and goodwill I can meet me (before) with users of the Internet.Tusk tusk anticipates new assessments to ACTA in may at the same time said the Polish Government will not withdraw their signatures below the ACTA agreement, simply because a group asks for this. Such a Government to withdraw immediately, he said. It is important to protect the Western culture against Internet piracy. Tusk said he anticipates that there a first assessment will be, whether ACTA will infringe the freedom on the Internet. In Poland, hackers had blocked for days the Government Web sites, thousands went against ACTA on the road. Both the left such as the national Conservative opposition went on distance to the international agreement and complained about the lack of information on the law and its implications. Because also data protection registered concerns, President Bronislaw Komorowski commissioned the Ombudswoman for civil rights with a review of the law.
