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The FTA with the U.S. that will  come in effect the 15th of March, six years after negotiations started, is still debated in South Korea. The country has been split over the FTA issue — companies, large and small, are backing the deal, while farmers, small shopkeepers and those in the services sector are deadly set against the pact

DN har en artikel som kortfattat beskriver Amelias positition när det gäller ACTA-avtalet. I korthet kan man väl säga att även om det givetvis är en framgång att kommissionen sett sig tvungen att skicka ACTA till EU domstolen så är det långt ifrån en seger.

 According to reports  published by the German parliamentary control committee, 37 Millions emails and internet connections had been subject to interception from the secret services in 2010 (5 times the 2009 figures), of which 213 cases were assessed as valuable for the purpose of fighting terrorism.

Prices on telecommunications in Spain lower, vertical integration higher

The Croatian Parliament signed a law (Narodne Novine Br. 12/12 ^[Croatian]) on 20 January 2012, that went into effect on 26 January 2012. This act reintroduces the 6% tax ^[Croatian] on mobile network services due to the ongoing troubling financial situation in Croatia.

Spanish courts admits submission of complaint against Ley Sinde/Wert

 

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"Nein" to Apple this time!

The Düsseldorf court says no to Apple  by refusing to ban the commercialisation of the new Samsung tablet in Germany.

Yesterday the Düsseldorf regional court stated, as expected, that the Samsung Galaxy 10.1. N looked different enough from the iPad to be commercialised in Germany, thus rejecting Apple's request to forbid its competitor's new product for design patent infringement.