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If enacted, TPP will "prevent countries from passing, or even retaining, pragmatic copyright legislation appropriate" for individual country needs.
Provisions discussed are secret and destructive of personal freedoms. They include intellectual property (IP), copyright enforcement, anti-circumvention measures, and liability for ISPs and online hosting providers.
Leaked information only has come out. From what's known, everyone should be "furious that government representatives are negotiating an agreement (to) harm online expression, privacy, and innovation."
Negotiating countries include America, Australia, Malaysia, Peru, Vietnam, New Zealand, Chile, Singapore, Brunei, Canada and Mexico. Japan's involved without formal status.
Expect other pressured countries to join them. Some will jump voluntarily. Draconian enforcement standards will be created worse than ones in place.
Many groups joined the anti-TPP fight. They're holding San Diego events and actions. They include OpenMedia.ca, Public Knowledge, ONG Derechos Digitales, Free Press, and others. Expect new ones to join.
They comprise an international coalition against TPP's assault on Internet and other personal freedoms.
Congressional demands for transparency are growing. Backing up rhetoric with action is essential. Over 130 House members wrote USTR Kirk. Four senators joined them, including Wyden.
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