4 Amendments of Rolandas PAKSAS related to 2011/0167(NLE)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Short justification – Paragraph 1
Short justification – Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the aims expressed by the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) negotiating parties to tackle the trade in counterfeited goods but regrets that a right balance with regard to the rights to privacy and data protection has not been found; questions ACTA's utility due to the restricted number of signatories;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Short justification – Paragraph 2
Short justification – Paragraph 2
2. Notes that counterfeiting, copyright and trademark infringements are covered by ACTA thus creating a one-size-fits-all instrument of enforcement which doesn't meet the unique needs of each sector; is concerned by the lack of definition of key terminologies on which the ACTA enforcement mechanisms are based; fears that this creates legal uncertainty for European companies and in particular SMEs, technology users, online platform and internet service providers and could have unacceptable side effects on the fundamental rights of individuals if its provisions are not correctly implemented; doubts, in this regard, that ACTA provides for sufficient safeguards such as sufficient judicial protection, due process and the principle of the presumption of innocence;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Short justification – Paragraph 3
Short justification – Paragraph 3
3. Notes that while the ambition ofEuropean Commission's ambition when signing ACTA is to strengthen EU industries, it appears to beis contrary to the ambition of the EP in the Digital Agenda to make Europe the scene for cutting edge internet innovation, as well as the strong ambition to promote net neutrality and access to the online digital market for SMEs;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Short justification – Paragraph 5 a new
Short justification – Paragraph 5 a new
5a. Considers that any measures that could imply surveillance on a large-scale of Internet users behaviour and electronic communications in relation to small-scale non-profit infringement would be disproportionate and in breach of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union;