EU Lawmakers Reject Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement

European lawmakers rejected the global Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), signaling the European Parliament may soon use new-found rights to derail an international trade agreement. The ACTA deal, in the pipeline since 2008, aims to reduce intellectual property theft by cracking down on fake consumer goods and medicines and digital file-sharing of pirated software and music.

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