Ars has previously opposed overly draconian IP laws, such as SOPA. Ars Technica Another week, another controversial intellectual property enforcement bill hits Capitol Hill. This time, it’s called the IP Attaché Act, and while a draft bill has been released so far, it hasn’t officially be introduced in Congress. The bill, its proponents say, “streamlines” the process of intellectual property enforcement abroad. Meanwhile, opponents charge that this is wholly unnecessary, given the myriad of federal agencies that already do this, in addition to the fact that this bill has been drafted in secret. Some media outlets have charged that this new bill is a way to re-introduce SOPA , the controversial bill that died in Congress earlier this year .

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SOPA architect now pushing for "IP Attaché" legislation