ACTA: How an anti-piracy treaty offers less opportunity for public input

The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) is still on the move across the globe. ACTA has a similar aim to the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and Protect IP Act (PIPA) twin bills that were recently halted in the US Congress due to an effective showing of public discontent. The US signed ACTA on October 2011, according to the Office of the United States Trade Representative. The US Federal Trade Commission's website was hacked by Internet activists on or about 12/16/12, replaced...