Coming on the heels of the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), protests and a 24-hour internet blackout, the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) is the newest piece of anti-piracy legislation to attract controversy.

The treaty’s goal is to decrease the amount of piracy and counterfeiting by enforcing international standards regarding intellectual property by reducing product and trademark forgery.

Although the title suggests physical counterfeit goods will be centr...