Lithuania too hasty again on Acta

After the weekend's anti-Acta protests, doubts are being voiced in Lithuania about the wisdom of the copyright agreement even though the government already signed it at the end of January. In Lithuania all too often people act first and think later, the business paper Verslo žinios laments: "Now even Justice Minister Remigijus Šimašius has expressed doubts about the Acta agreement. The measures for the surveillance of Internet users it foresees need to be analysed more carefully. … Lithuania's transport and communications minister, Eligijus Masiulis, has said that the states that signed Acta either didn't understand the text or failed to comprehend the repercussions of the agreement. … Laws have often been passed behind closed doors in Lithuania. … This time it's not too late to stop the train: prior to the ratification of the Acta agreement in the Seima the MPs should discuss it with representatives of society and only make their decision once they've heard all the arguments and considered all the consequences."  

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