Ara fa uns dies, en sessió plenària, el Parlament Europeu vàrem adoptar una resolució determinant en relació al controvertit ACTA (Acord Comercial de la Lluita contra la Falsificació). El text de la resolució adoptada és aquest. ACTA va néixer l'any 2008 quan la UE i d'altres països de la OCDE van acordar enfortir l'observància dels drets de propietat intel.lectual i a combatre la falsificació i la pirateria, i van establir de mutu acord una clàusula de confidencialitat. Després de la votació vaig fer la següent declaració:
"I supported resolution RC7-0154/2010 on the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, and I am glad that a large majority of Parliament did so. ACTA risks becoming known as the ‘Absence of Commission Transparency Agreement’. In its negotiations on ACTA, the Commission should be upholding the principles of transparency, human rights and the EU Parliament’s legal right to information. Instead, the Commission is failing this litmus test of its compliance in informing Parliament under the terms of the Lisbon Treaty. The EU cannot continue to negotiate on ACTA if the people are not allowed to take part in the process.
It is also a totally absurd and unacceptable situation if MEPs, behind closed doors, have to ask the Commission about the content of the agreements we are supposed to vote on. Further more, the EU Parliament has shown that it does not accept secrecy and that it cherishes an open internet for all. MEPs have also shown that the Parliament will not accept to be treated like a doormat. The Commission has been strongly urged to keep us fully and immediately informed on the ACTA negotiations."
El cas és que, ACTA, és molt més que un simple Acord Comercial, pretén canviar la legislació de propietat intel.lectual i les sancions tan civils com penals. Malgrat el secretisme que envolta les negociacions (cosa que hem denucniat reiteradament des
Nombroses organitzacions i associacions de tot el món fa temps que hi planten cara, per exemple:
Per a Rohit Malpani, "We can only assume that the final text could do great harm in developing countries and undermine the balance between the protection of intellectual property and the need to provide affordable medicines for poor people",
Per a Michelle Childs, de Metges sense Fronteres, "We are in danger of ending up with the worst of both worlds, pushing IP rules, which are very effective at stopping access to life-saving drugs but are very bad at stopping or preventing fake drugs",
Per a Reporters sense Fronteres, "It is extremely regrettable that democratic debate has been eliminated from talks that could have a major impact on such a fundamental freedom as free expression".
El tema segueix obert i convé ser-ne conscients i altament amatents. Per exemple, al Parlament Europeu alguns/es col.legues han impulsat una Declaració Escrita que ens conviden a signar a la resta de MEPs, cosa que també fan diverses entitats via internet.
M'hi adhereixo, i convidaré a d'altres a que també ho facin. (segueix...)