If ratified, it proposes to improve "the enforcement of intellectual property rights" in participating countries.

BBC: European Parliament rapporteur quits in Acta protest

If ratified by Congress, it will grant a Kingston, Jamaica-based International Seabed Authority (ISA) the power to regulate deep-sea oil exploration, seabed mining, and fishing rights.

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Everything you can do legally today in the EU, you would be legally able to do if Acta is ratified.

BBC: European Parliament rapporteur quits in Acta protest