The European Parliament’s Alliance of Liberals and Democrats – ALDE – have confirmed that they will reject the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement. Heading the alliance is Guy Verhofstadt and, although a supporter of intellectual property rights, he said ALDE believes that ACTA is still not reaching the standards they’re expecting. “Although we unambiguously support the protection of intellectual property rights, we also champion fundamental rights and freedoms. We have serious concerns that ACTA does not strike the right balance,” announced Guy Verhofstadt, ALDE’s leader. He further said that the alliance will continue to support multilateral IP enforcement proposals, but only those with a transparent, publicly discussed mandate.

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ACTA To Be Rejected By Liberals And Democrats