A eurodeputy holds a placard reading "Hello democracy, goodbye ACTA" as members of the European Parliament take part in a vote on Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) at the European Parliament ... more 

A eurodeputy holds a placard reading "Hello democracy, goodbye ACTA" as members of the European Parliament take part in a vote on Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France, on Wednesday. The European parliament threw out the controversial global pact to battle counterfeiting and online piracy, quashing any EU ratification less