Like SOPA and PIPA, ACTA started as a measure to cut down on the trafficking of counterfeit goods like medicine or designer purses, but it was then hijacked by Hollywood using far-fetched claims about online piracy costs to impel policymakers to act. Unfortunately they felt pressure to act without fully understanding the collateral damage to other industries – not to mention Internet freedom.


http://www.petitiononline.com/stopacta/petition.html