Update: ACTA was the topic of two parliamentary committees on Jan 25th, and on Jan 26th the leader of the main opposition party has called for a referendum on

Update: ACTA was the topic of two parliamentary committees on Jan 25th, and on Jan 26th the leader of the main opposition party has called for a referendum on ACTA. (Probably just political grandstanding, but keeps the topic in the headlines.) Also, ACTA was criticized by official government watchdogs, including the General Inspector for Personal Data Protection and the civil rights ombudsman. Around 60,000 people participated in protests against ACTA across Poland on Jan 25th. In the city of Kielce the protests have turned into small-scale riots that resulted in 24 arrests. The government kept its promise and signed ACTA on Jan 26th. The treaty still needs to be ratified by the EU Parliament (soon) and the Polish Parliament. The EU vote is more important, because 90% of ACTA would apply at the EU level. (Even if the Polish Parliament rejected ACTA, Poland would still be subject to 90% of ACTA as an EU member.)