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An Acta protest - the controversial treaty has brought people to the streets (Photo: Agnes Lisik)

The Acta debate - will innovation be stifled?

Opponents of Acta, the controversial anti-counterfeiting treaty up for vote in the European Parliament in July, say, among other things, that it would stifle innovation. Advocates say the exact opposite.

According to the text of the treaty, its sole purpose is to protect the right to intellectual property and, thereby, innovation. People would not make new products if these could easily be copied and distributed without payment.

“The parties to this agreement,” it says in the prea...

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An Acta protest - the controversial treaty has brought people to the streets (Photo: Agnes Lisik)

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