European Parliament votes to reject ACTA July 4, 2012 - 15:32 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The European Parliament has voted to reject the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), BBC News reported. The proposed agreement sought to curb piracy, but internet campaigners said it posed a threat to online freedoms. The rejection vote followed a failed attempt to postpone the decision because of ongoing investigations into Acta by the European Court of Justice. MEP David Martin said: "It's time to give [ACTA] its last rites." Partner news  Top stories Google has a widely used mapping tool and could adopt Waze’s technology to add social features to the software. The deal comes as Makani carries out the first fully autonomous flights of robot kites bearing its power-generating propellers. The validity period of BIT service is 30 days; the service cost is AMD 2500, with the maximum Internet speed of 384 kbps. The next generation iPad will keep its 2048 x 1536 Retina display by using a thinner 0.2mm piece of glass.   Partner news |  Latest news Gyumri to host Europe Day celebrations  The celebrations will feature a small information fair, with EU project representatives to brief the visitors on the initiatives launched.1st Armenian interactive fairy tale available for iPhone/iPod Touch The tale sparked great interest in Diaspora. Such projects, namely interactive version of “Alice in Wonderland”, are popular abroad.Expert says Russian FM’s remarks in context of Madrid Principles No decisive developments will follow the meeting between Russian and Azerbaijani foreign ministers, David Jamalyan said.Yerevan to host NOFI Festival of Non-commercial Films The jury includes renowned experts of noncommercial cinema and representatives of Union of Cinematographers of Armenia. |
