European Union
European Union Rejects ACTA
The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) was rejected by the European Parliament on 4 July 2012, by 478 votes to 39, with 165 abstentions. Parliament...
EU Court Rules Websites Can’t Be Force Filtered
The owner of an online social network cannot be obliged to install a general filtering system, covering all its users, in order to prevent...
European Commission, Justice Dept. Clear Google-Motorola Deal
The European Commission has cleared under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed acquisition of Motorola Mobility by Google. The Commission approved the transaction mainly...