---
title: >-
  One year anniversary of Anti-ACTA
date: 2013-02-11 00:00
modified: 2013-02-11 00:00
lang: en
authors: rysiek
tags:
 - ancient
 - privacy
 - copyright
status: published
pinned: false
---

It's a year today since the whole Europe joined Poland [in anti-ACTA protests](/en/70). Since then we had [Polish PM admitting his mistake](/en/62), [politicians calling ACTA "passé"](/en/64), some [serious lobbying in the European Parliament](/en/65), and finally the death of ACTA [in a beautiful festival of democracy](http://falkvinge.net/2012/07/09/european-parliament-showered-with-flowers-over-acta-rejection/).

The debate over copyright reform is far from over and many years will still pass until it is brought up to speed with current technology and social norms, with how culture is being created, shared, remixed by thousands upon thousands for the joy of millions. The [War on Fun](/en/41) will continue; [copyright abuse](/en/48) will get worse before it gets better; finally, the [hypocrisy of copyright maximalists](/en/60) will be enough to bring them down...

**...But in the meantime, rejoice! A year ago the whole Europe decided to take a stand and assert our rights, our freedoms and our power to decide. And with one voice, citizens of all European states shouted:** ***no to ACTA***.

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[**This is a tribute to them**](http://actaprotests.org/) *(by [prof. Edward Lee](http://www.kentlaw.iit.edu/faculty/full-time-faculty/edward-lee))*.