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even one pirate party MEP is enough to stop new copyright laws
http://www.techdirt.com/articles/201...-to-acta.shtml
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As Rick Falkvinge points out, one telling point is if you look at the votes on the Committee on Legal Affairs (Juri) and the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE). The winning proposal for ITRE was drafted by Pirate Party MEP (and occasional Techdirt contributor) Amelia Andersdotter. The losing proposal for Juri was written by Marielle Gallo -- author of the infamous Gallo Report a few years ago, pushing the EU Parliament to support massively draconian IP enforcement rules. In other words, "the pirate" vs. "the copyright maximalist" in an EU Parlimantary committee votes... and the pirate won.
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the simple fact of moving from an unrepresented lobby group to a representative of the people means that the dissenting opinion get heard and has to be legally considered by these governing groups.
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