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WHAT IS TRANS ' W 'PÂCÏFIC ,, PARTNERSHIP [_ Hr - \vÿ tafe. YSU he TPP agreement is a powe that is being between 9 countries: United States, Australia, Peru, Malaysia, Vietnam, New Zealand, Chile, Singapore, and Brunei. Mexico, Canada, & Japan are in the process of joining it. The United States is puse orld, forcing them to sacrifice free speech and privacy in exchange for access to commodity markets (like tobacco and textiles). TWO MAIN ISSUES: 1 HOLLYWOOD The leaked IP chapter shows how deep-pocketed Hollywood and pricey lobbyists are pushing for IP restrictions that will choke frei speech, innovation, privacy 2 jns. The meetings are all behind closed doors and the text is kept secret. There is no public discussion and no Congressional involvement. U.S. COPYRIGHT LAW IS DEEPLY FLAWED, Fair use to protect speech. For example . 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 materials in face-to-face classrooms, reproductions for libraries and archives. Through the U.S. court system, judges have held 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. IF TPP PASSES, IT WILL BE EVEN HARDER TO FIX THE EXISTING For example, right now folks who break-digitallo ks on software can be criminalized for using circumvention tools to access locked-down content, even for legal use. We re working to fix some of the problems this law creates—for four phoni —but we have a long way to go (like adding protections for blind people who use special technology to access content). TPP will include similar anti-circumvention provisions to make it more difficult to fix US law. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and other negotiating interests are pushing for "fast track- legislative approval that will tie the hands after it's been drafted behind closed doors. TPP will undermine innovation around the world—kicking the ladder out from under developing countries. CIVIL AND CRIMINAL CONSEQUENCES 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. INFRINGEMI ECONOMIC, PROPERTY, AND PERSONAL FREEDOMS. 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 ridiculous. TPP would push this EVEN farther— WORKS FROM REACHING THE PUBLIC DO ш V/YRS. OR PUBLICATION PLUS 120 YEARS WHAT YOU CAN DO A If you're in the United States, call on Congressional representatives to and transparency of the text and the objectives they're seeking in the agreement. Call on the White House 1 ofTPP. •, Call on negotiators to make sure the text includes • • • provisions I MEETTHE NEEDS OF ALLSTAKEHOLDERS, not just a few industries. Spread the word—tell your friends, family, and coworkers about TPP. Show them how they can contact their representatives. For more information and to take action, visit: WWW.EFF.QRG/ISSUES/TPP LEJMIN ; f Electronic Frontier Foundation (LuminConsulting.com)
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