The European Parliament (EP) Mon. delayed voting on a draft direc...
The European Parliament (EP) Mon. delayed voting on a draft directive aimed at stepping up enforcement for intellectual property rights (IPR) infringements. The directive is now scheduled for debate at the EP’s March 8 plenary session, with a vote…
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to follow the next day, a committee spokeswoman said. EP members (MEPs) will be faced with a slew of amendments following a “trialog” with MEPs and EC officials, European Digital Rights (EDRi) European Union Affairs Dir. Andreas Dietl said. ISPs “could probably live with the Council position,” a European Telecom Network Operators’ Assn. (ETNO) spokesman said. But Verizon is “not happy” with the compromise, said Vp-Assoc. Gen. Counsel Sarah Deutsch. It’s better than it was, she said, but that doesn’t mean it’s good. Network operators may also be mulling amendments, we're told. European operators are still examining the results of the Council compromise to see whether they're acceptable, one source said. The IPR enforcement directive remains very much on the fast track. Additional amendments by MEPs are due March 4. The debate is March 8, and the vote the 9th, after which the draft is expected to go the Council’s Committee of Permanent Representatives. Final approval by the Council of Competitiveness Ministers is slated for March 11.