with anti-counterfeiting lack of balance, says the EP President, but the editors call for calm and reasoned evaluation while thousands brave cold in March

President of the European Parliament has criticized the International Convention on the Law of copyright, claiming that he has not sufficient funds, after protests in cities across the continent by tens of thousands of demonstrators.

President of the European Parliament, Martin Schulz, told German television ARD on Sunday on the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), said: ". That I am beautiful in its current form "

said that the necessary balance between protection of copyright and personal rights of Internet users has been very little rooted in the agreement.

But supporters say the agreement is necessary to establish international standards to protect the rights of those who produce music, movies, pharmaceuticals and other products exposed to piracy.

European Publishers Council, whose members include major newspapers and magazine publishing groups in the continent and the UK, including the Guardian Media Group, which owns The Guardian - called for calm and reasoned assessment of the facts rather than make decisions based on misinformation hysterical.

"A reaction is considered more important than ever at a time when many people outside of Europe into question the ability of EU institutions and member governments to act together, "she said." The non-ratification of the Act would also endanger the future of copyright protection in the EU level just as the European Commission is about to revise the Copyright Directive. "

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opponents fear that leads to censorship and loss of privacy on the Internet and stifle their freedom to download movies and music for free, while the promotion of Internet surveillance.

thousands protested in several European countries, on Saturday. In German cities over 25,000 protesters marched in freezing temperatures, while 4,000 Bulgarians in Sofia demonstrated against the agreement, which aims to strengthen the legal framework for intellectual property rights.

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well established in the spirit high on the other hand, despite snow and freezing temperatures in cities like Warsaw, Prague, Slovakia, Bucharest, Vilnius, Paris, Brussels and Dublin .

"I do not feel safe. The Internet has been one of the few places where they can act freely, "said Monica Tepelus, a developer of 26 years, with about 300 people protesting in Bucharest.

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in opposition is particularly strong in Eastern Europe and growing. The demonstrators from the Big Brother-style surveillance used by the former communist regimes. Downloading movies and music is also a popular way for many young Eastern Europeans for free entertainment. "Act Stop!" Read a banner carried by a protester in the center of Berlin in 2000, where temperatures were -10 ° C.

"It is not acceptable to sacrifice the rights of freedom of copyright," said Thomas Pfeiffer, a leader of the Greens in Munich, where 16,000 people demonstrated Saturday against legislation.

governments of eight countries, including Japan and the U.S. signed an agreement in October with the aim of reducing the theft of copyright and trademark. The company was hailed as a step towards the realization of the law. However, it must still be ratified by national parliaments.

The UK has not officially signed, but their copyrights and laws against counterfeiting are already so strong that everything suggested in the Act

negotiations on the Act were held for several years. Some European countries have signed the Act, but has not yet been signed or ratified in many countries.

law aims to reduce theft of brands and combat online piracy. But the case has raised concerns, particularly in European countries and Germany, which is sensitive about his history with the Gestapo and the Stasi, the online censorship and increased vigilance.

"We stopped law," Yanko Petrov, who attended a meeting in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, told the state broadcaster BNT. "We have our own laws, we must not international law." Protesters fear that illegal downloading of movies and music could lead to imprisonment if the act has been ratified by parliaments.

also fear that the exchange of online material can be a crime, and say the agreement to allow a massive online monitoring.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Germany said Friday

hold off on signing.

Warsaw

, about 500 demonstrators protested, holding banners was written "No Law", "Down with censorship" and "Free Internet". Several hundred back in town southwest of Wroclaw, the Baltic port of Szczecin and Poznan.

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