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BREAKING: Wikileaks has released the final text of the Here's how it affects the Internet: · Compel ISPs to block or take down websites without a court order (like SOPA) Makes it illegal to unlock, modify, or tinker with a device you own Export's broken U.S. copyright policies to rest of world without expanding free speech protections

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WHAT IS TPP TRANS PAGIFID APAN he TPP agreement is a POWERFUL TRADE AGREEMENT that is being stCRETLY NEGOTIATED between 9 councries United States, Australia, Pera, Malaysia, Vietnam, New Zealand, Chile, Singapore, and Branei Mexico, Canada, & Japan are in the process of joining it. The United States is PUSHING SOPA AND ACTA-LIKE POLICIES ONTO TO了 REST or THE WORLD, forcing them to sacrifice free speech and peivacy in exchange for access to commodiry markets (ike tobacco and textiles). TWO MAIN ISSUES HOLLYWOOD The leaked IP chapter shows how deep-pocketed Hollywood and pricey lobbyists are pashing foe IP restrictions that will choke TREE E PUBLIC IS LOCKED OUT NEGOTIATIONS. The meetings are all behind closed doors and the text is kept seeret. There is no public discussion and no PRIVACY DIGITAL RIGHTS U.S. COPYRIGHT LAW IS DEEPLY FLAWED, FEW CHECKS ND BALANCES THAT ☆ Fair use to protect speech. For example PARODY, SATIRE, AND COMMENTARY. Fair use is also essential to search engines, allowing thumbnails and excerpts, allowing people to find information online ☆ Statutory exemptions, like letting teachers use copyrighted and archives Through the US, court system, judges have beld that certain temporary copies can be made without permission, upholding a crucial function for digital devices. But with TPP, the United States is trying to export the worst parts of its intellectual property law without bringing any of the above protections. F TPP PASSES, IX THE EXISTING PROBLEMS IN U.S COPERIGHT LAW Forexample, rightnow folkswholREAK can be criminalized for using circumvention tools to access locked-down content, even for legal use * We're working to fix some ofthe problems this law creates CXAMPLE, WORKING TO KEEP IT LEGAL TO JAILRCAK YOUR PHONE-bat we have a long way to go like adding protections for blind people who use special techmology to access content). ☆ TPP will include similar amti-circumvention provisions to make it more difficult to fix US law. The US Chamber eCommerce and other negotiating interests are pushing for "fast track legislative approval that will TE THE HANDS OF CONGRESS FROM DERAT after it's been drafted behind elosed doors. ☆ TPP will undermine innovation around the world-kicking the ladder out from under developing countries. DEVELOPING COUNTRIES ROYALTIES AND COSTS for enforcing these overreaching, restrictive copyright aws. This will be a harder hit for developing countries that already lack enough resources for domestie needs. HOLLYWOOD INDUSTRY CIVIL AND CRIMINAL CONSEQUENCES COPYRIGHT OWNERS CAN DEMAND YOUR DOMAIN or have your computer seized if it's found to be "connected" to infringing activity-whether you actually participated or not. You can even go to jail. INERINGEMENT CLAIMS UNDER TPP RESTRICT YOUR CONOMIC PROPERTY AND YEARS TPP UNDERMINING THE PUBLIC DOMAIN Right now, international agreements allow copyrighted works to pass into the public domain no less than so years after the death of the creators. This is already ridiculoas LIFE PLUS YRS TFP would push this EVEN farther PREVENTING COPTRIGHITED 1 20 FROM REACHING THE PUBLIC DOMAIN FOR 3 YEARS WHAT YOU If you're in the United States, call on Congressional and the objectives they're seeking in the agreement Call on the White House tO DROP THE IP CHAPTER of TPP DO 晶晶 call on negotiators to make sure the text includes not just a frw industries Spread the word-tel your friends, family and coworkers abour TPP. Show them how they can contact their representatives For more information and to take action, visit: WWw.EFF.ORG/ISSUES/TPP Design by LUMIN Electronic Frontler Foundation

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