Anti-ACTA protestors on the steps of Trafalgar Square outside the National Gallery in London.  were on display in cities across Europe yesterday as part of a protest against the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), an international trade agreement on copyright and that opponents believe will limit free speech online. Organisers of the protest said about 100,000 people turned up in German cities such as , , , and . In Berlin, police estimated 6,500 protestors. Protests also took place in , in Bulgaria, in Lithuania, in Malta, in Estonia, and and in Scotland. In London, about 200 people protested outside some major copyright holders' offices. Last month, there were major protests in  when that country signed ACTA, which has led to the Polish government deciding not to ratify the agreement, for now. and have both delayed the process of joining ACTA.
Anti-ACTA protestors on the steps of Trafalgar Square outside the National Gallery in London. Guy Fawkes masks were on display in cities across Europe yesterday as part of a protest against the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), an international trade agreement on copyright and that opponents believe will limit free speech online. Organisers of the protest said about 100,000 people turned up in German cities such as , , , and . In Berlin, police estimated 6,500 protestors. Protests also took place in , in Bulgaria, in Lithuania, in Malta, in Estonia, and and in Scotland. In London, about 200 people protested outside some major copyright holders' offices. Last month, there were major protests in Poland when that country signed ACTA, which has led to the Polish government deciding not to ratify the agreement, for now. and have both delayed the process of joining ACTA.
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