[Euractiv] ACTA to bypass unfinished EU copyright row

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European negotiators of an international anti-piracy treaty are rewriting EU laws on copyright infringement, bypassing an unfinished row in the EU over Internet providers’ role in piracy cases, according to industry lobbyists in Brussels.

The European Court of Justice in currently examining whether the filtering of online content is in line with European law.

« How can the European Commission even think of modifying the EU acquis by an international treaty, when they have not started working on this in Europe? » Andrea d’Inecco from EuroISPA told EurActiv.

http://www.euractiv.com/en/infosociety/acta-bypass-unfinished-eu-copyright-row-news-499765