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"Mr President, Commissioner, rapporteur, intellectual property rights could be described as one of the pillars of the European knowledge society. Intellectual property is one of Europe’s most important resources. It is quite clear, therefore, that these rights need to be adequately defended and protected from counterfeiting and imitation, from piracy.
One of the reason why the European Commission tabled its proposal to combine the European Observatory on Counterfeiting and Piracy, which was set up in 2009, with the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market was to ensure protection in Europe from counterfeiting and product piracy. The idea behind this – to encourage better coordination between the authorities involved in enforcement of intellectual property rights – can only be a good thing in administrative terms, and will simplify the prosecution of crimes in this area.
Nonetheless, Commissioner, I would like to pass on a few thoughts to you. At present, we Members of the European Parliament are receiving emails, enquiries from citizens, phone calls and personal contacts regarding ACTA, the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement with which everyone is familiar. Citizens in all the Member States fear this as an attack on their personal data, and they fear that mass surveillance is becoming a reality. Europe was and is a defender of fundamental rights and citizens’ rights, and points the way for other countries in the international community, and that must remain the case in the future.
It appears that in future this Observatory will also be dealing with matters that are covered by ACTA. I would therefore ask you to bear in mind that the Commission must ensure that European citizens have unrestricted and secure Internet access. Moreover, the Office must support the authorities in the Member States and not take action itself – that has been expressly clarified, although the Commission proposal leaves the matter open. Finally, and very importantly, the relevant representatives of civil society, particularly consumer representatives, Internet protagonists, users and independent actors – in other words, all those who play an important role in the 21st century – would like to be involved in its consultations."@en1
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