What is ACTA? Why Should You Care?

Courtesy Mashable!  Fri, 01/27/2012 - 14:25

The technology community came out in force against SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act ) and PIPA (Protect IP Act ) before those two bills were shelved last week.

With them gone, we can expect tech experts and Internet users to step away from politics. The battle has been won, right?

Wrong. There’s another fight heating up, and this time it’s global.

Meet the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, or...


 

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