https://www.laquadrature.net/en/the-eu-commissions-lies-about-acta Download our analysis (in PDF) debunking the EU Commission's lies on ACTA : http://www.laquadrature.net/files/Debunking_the_EU_Commissions_fact-sheet_on... ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: La Quadrature du Net <[email protected]> Date: Mon, Jan 30, 2012 at 3:01 PM Subject: [fcf_discussion] Debunking the EU Commission's Lies About ACTA To: [email protected] Themes: ACTA, COPYRIGHT, CENSORSHIP, LOBBYING, EU COMMISSION, DE GUCHT, KROES, BARNIER La Quadrature du Net - For immediate release Permanent link: https://www.laquadrature.net/en/the-eu-commissions-lies-about-acta Debunking the EU Commission's Lies About ACTA *** Paris, January 30th, 2012 – The EU Commission is engaging in an all-out offensive to portray ACTA as normal trade agreement harmless to fundamental rights or access to knowledge. In several published documents, the Commission's attempts to impose ACTA onto the EU Parliament while silencing legitimate criticism. But these misrepresentations don't resist scrutiny. *** As the EU executive branch (EU Commission plus 22 Member States governments) officially signed ACTA [1], the way is now open for its consideration by the European Parliament. Its 754 elected members now have an opportunity, during a process that will last for several months, to either accept or reject ACTA. Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) are already under great pressure, not only from the copyright industry lobbyists, but also from the European Commission's “International Trade” directorate [2], who negotiated the text in total opacity during 3 years. Citizens must contact the Members of the EU Parliament (MEPs) to denounce the Commission's infuriating lies, and urge them to ensure that the EU's democratic values will be preserved. MEPs must commit to working in their respective committees towards the rejection of ACTA. “The EU Commission is plainly lying to the Members of the European Parliament by presenting ACTA as an acceptable agreement. By signing ACTA together with EU Member States, the EU Commission dismissed the legitimate concerns of thousands of citizens across Europe who have been protesting against ACTA in the past few days. Citizens must contact their elected representatives and remind them what ACTA is all about: circumventing democracy and hurting freedoms to protect the outdated business models of rent-seeking industries.”, said Jérémie Zimmermann, spokesperson for La Quadrature du Net. Download our analysis (in PDF) debunking the EU Commission's lies on ACTA : http://www.laquadrature.net/files/Debunking_the_EU_Commissions_fact-sheet_on... * References * 1. http://www.laquadrature.net/en/acta-signed-by-the-eu-lets-defeat-it-together 2. DG Trade and its commissioner Karel De Gucht are responsible for ACTA within the EU Commission. ** About la Quadrature du Net ** La Quadrature du Net is an advocacy group that promotes the rights and freedoms 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. La Quadrature du Net is supported by French, European and international NGOs including the Electronic Frontier Foundation, the Open Society Institute and Privacy International. List of supporting organisations: https://www.laquadrature.net/en/they-support-la-quadrature-du-net ** Press contact and press room ** Jérémie Zimmermann, [email protected], +33 (0)615 940 675 http://www.laquadrature.net/en/press-room ----- +info http://list.fcforum.net/wws/info/fcforum_discussion ----