ACTA (Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement), a treaty recently passed by the US, along with several other countries is a treaty who's purpose is to establish a standard for intellectual property rights, mainly targeting things such as counterfeited and generic goods and copyright infringement online. With this treaty, any counterfeited or generic items will be banned, and any content online that infringes copyrights will be taken down. Seems fine enough, right? Surely there is nothing wrong with company claiming its content, right? Yes, but heres the catch.

With ACTA in place, even things such as generic drugs that could save thousands of lives would be banned due to patents. This bill would also give the government the power to censor the internet in any way it wants. Not only this, but the government would gain the right to "observe" what you do online, so as to make sure you don't share, or download any copyrighted material. Both of these things directly violate the Bill of Rights, as well as the 1st amendment. This treaty brings us one massive step closer to Totalitarianism (a government with unlimited power over its citizens). There is still time left to save the internet, the generic goods market, and our privacy from this treaty. If enough people gain awareness, and spread it as well, this treaty may be able to be stopped. Please research this bill on your own at STOPACTA.INFO , and spread awareness of this treaty. We must assemble, and protect our basic constitutional rights.