European Parliament members applaud Wednesday vote defeating ACTA. Photo: European Parliament The European Parliament on Wednesday declared its independence from a global anti-piracy accord, rejecting the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement. The vote , 478-39, means the deal won’t come into effect in European Union-member nations , and effectively means the global accord is dead. Its fate was also uncertain in the United States. Despite the President Barack Obama administration signing its intent to honor the deal last year, there was a looming constitutional showdown on whether Congress, not the Obama administration, held the power to sign the deal. Overall, not a single nation has ratified ACTA, although Australia, Canada, Japan, Morocco, New Zealand, Singapore and South Korea last year signed their intent to do so

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European Parliament Kills Global Anti-Piracy Accord