Well, the failure of the US to bring the SOPA act* into use has not discouraged the EU from bringing the same law into place here. :(
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/01/27/eu_signs_acta/
It's got to be a worry if the person in charge of monitoring the passing of the law quits because he is unhappy with how it's being done. Not necessarily that he is against this law, but that he is against the practices involved in putting it in place.
Redundant acronym much? "Stop Online Piracy Act" act. :P