The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement is a multilateral treaty for the purpose of establishing international standards for intellectual property rights enforcement that did not enter into force. The
Stakeholders' consultation meeting on 21 April 2009 at the Charlemagne building in Brussels
Protests in Poland, January 2012
Protests in Denmark, February 2012
Poster used by the German Pirate Party
On January 18, 2012, a series of coordinated protests occurred against two proposed laws in the United States Congress—the Stop Online Piracy Act and the PROTECT IP Act. These followed smaller protest
Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement
…government websites, including those of the President and Polish Parliament, were shut down by denial of service attacks that started 21 January, akin to protests against SOPA and PIPA that had happened two days previously. Notwithstanding the ongoing protests, the Polish ambassador to Japan signed the treaty. On 22 February 2012, the…
A screenshot of the English Wikipedia landing page, symbolically its only page during the blackout on January 18, 2012
Anti-SOPA/PIPA protesters in New York City, in coordination with the Internet blackout
SOPA-PIPA protest, January 18, 2012, in front of Senators Chuck Schumer's and Kirsten Gillibrand's offices, New York City
SOPA-PIPA protest, January 18, 2012, in front of Senators Chuck Schumer's and Kirsten Gillibrand's offices, New York City