> Until European Union authorities began leaking the document’s text, the Obama administration was claiming the accord was a "national security" secret.

I cannot even begin to express how much this disgusts me. This is the government that I fund with my tax dollars, that is supposed to work on my behalf. There should no operation in the dark.

I hope Europe does not sign this nonsense, although I am not keeping my hopes up. The notion that "piracy" (even that word is the result of well oiled marketing campaign) will destroy the content makers (rather than the crappy, repetitive stuff they create) is widespread among politicians.