Trade Agreement (ACTA) is explained in good detail . ACTA is trying to stop counterfeiting worldwide. Ambassador Sapirio signs the trade agreement in Tokyo
An article by Forbes with their opinion on another possible act that is on the books for discussion in the same vein of SOPA and PIPA. It also provides some links to help you better understand ACTA.
Don't celebrate the win over SOPA and PIPA just yet. There are a lot of even nastier items on the horizon. Going beyond what is on the internet, ACTA takes things a step further.
This article discusses the ACTA treaty that flew under most people's radar as the uproar over SOPA,PIPA occurred. This is an international agreement that will expand and change copyright laws world wide.
In October 2007, the United States, the European Community, Switzerland, and Japan simultaneously announced that they would negotiate a new intellectual property enforcement treaty the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement or ACTA. Australia, the Republic of Korea, New Zealand, Mexico, Jordan, Morocco, Singapore, the United Arab Emirates, and Canada have joined the negotiations.
How the Trade Agreement can effect you. Not does it only censor the internet but also food medication tv, file-sharing. Websites would be in charge of censoring their own site.