Before I get shouted at, I used "ACTA" as the thread name with no other information whatsoever so as to incite people to Google ACTA on their own, this is a serious issue that should be important to us all.
Save our privacy. No ACTA:
"The Internet provisions have nothing to do with addressing counterfeit products, but are all about imposing a set of copyright industry demands on the global Internet, including obligations on ISPs to adopt Three Strikes Internet disconnection policies, and a global expansion of DMCA-style TPM laws."
source: Leaked ACTA Internet Provisions: Three Strikes and a Global DMCA | Electronic Frontier Foundation
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The treaty was delivered a blow when the EU Parliament refused to allow it to go ahead.
(In its current form anyway)
Stupid, draconian laws will never prevent piracy, only grass-roots changes in the way society sells and consumes media will make any differences - the old businesses (old generation?) are clinging onto an old, monopolistic system, and complaining, lashing out, almost, when they're forced to adapt to the new market. No "anti-piracy" measure I can think of has actually had a measurable effect on piracy, and the only "figures" are provided by the media industries. As long as they criminalise their customers and penalise legitimate buyers with DRM and adverts, they aren't going to, either.
(In its current form anyway)