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Netherlands No, and *NO*
The Netherlands have now completely dismissed ACTA, *if* it even gets passed by the European Parliament. Not only have they sent ACTA packing, but they then passed a second motion to reject any future treaty which tampers with a free and open internet.
ACTA, as a global initiative, is certainly beginning to ring false; the media engine supporting it is starting to sound like the masked lunatic fringe.