EUROPEAN COMMISSION TESTS ACTA LEGALITY AT ECJ
March 1st, 2012
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Commission is trying to defeat criticism of a multilateral treaty opposing medicine and other high-value product counterfeiting by referring its terms for assessment by the European Court of Justice (ECJ). It has asked judges to rule on whether the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) complies with EU citizens' "fundamental rights of freedom of expression and data protection." Critics of the treaty say it invades freedom of speech rights protected by EU laws. The ECJ will now provide an "independent ...
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