The PROTECT IP Act ( Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act , or PIPA ) is a proposed law with the stated goal of giving the US government and copyright holders additional tools to curb access to `` rogue websites dedicated to the sale of infringing or counterfeit goods '' , especially those registered outside the U.S. .
The Protect Intellectual Property Act ( Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act ) , also called PIPA , is a proposed American law to stop copyright infringement on the Internet .