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Photo Gallery Protesting against ACTA

Hundreds of thousands of people have demonstrated across Europe against the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, much to the surprise of the continent's politicians. A new protest movement is forming around the issue, amid concerns that users could be severely punished for minor copyright infringements. Meanwhile, Internet experts warn against anti-ACTA hysteria.
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Hundreds of thousands of people recently demonstrated across Europe against the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement. Here, a demonstration in Berlin on Feb. 11.

Foto: Soeren Stache/ dpa
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The opposition to ACTA has taken the continent's politicians by surprise. The public resistance prompted German Justice Minister Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger, who had initially supported ACTA within the cabinet, to reverse her position.

Foto: JOHN MACDOUGALL/ AFP
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An anti-ACTA demonstration in Berlin. The lack of clarity in ACTA has awakened the suspicions of the Internet community.

Foto: Soeren Stache/ dpa
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About 100,000 people, most of them young, demonstrated for a free Internet on Saturday, Feb. 11, in more than 50 German cities. This protest took place in Munich.

Foto: dapd
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Protests took place across Europe, including Sofia, Bulgaria. The Guys Fawkes masks are a symbol of the Anonymous movement.

Foto: NIKOLAY DOYCHINOV/ AFP
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