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"Protecting intellectual property rights is an important issue and so I applaud Mrs Fourtou for her report.
However, I take the view that there is no possibility of providing truly effective protection of intellectual property rights if the purchase of counterfeit products is allowed to go unpunished. The demand created by the consumer in this respect can only serve to stimulate the production of counterfeit products.
It is only worth drawing up rules and regulations if they are workable and actually have an effect.
With this aim in mind, I have tabled an amendment that makes the possession of counterfeit and pirated products punishable as far as the consumer is concerned, with certain provisos. This regulation will have a
because it will immediately bring about a fall in the demand for counterfeit products. Following extensive consultation, Amendment No 8 has been submitted on behalf of the ELDR Group, the PPE Group and the Greens.
It is possible, in this connection, to draw a clear comparison in criminal law, with the handling of stolen goods. Not only is stealing things against the law; consumers who acquire stolen goods are also held responsible. This is only right and proper to my mind. After all, a ruling of this kind would have the desired preventive effect and there would be no risk of having to set up an additional supervisory body to oversee the effects of this ruling."@en1
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