The Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement ("TPP") is a free trade
agreement currently being negotiated by nine countries: The United
States, Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Chile, Malaysia, New Zealand,
Peru, Singapore, and Vietnam. Although the TPP covers a wide range of
issues, this site focuses on the TPP's intellectual property (IP)
chapter.
The TPP suffers from a serious lack of transparency, threatens to
impose more stringent copyright without public input, and pressures
foreign governments to adopt unbalanced laws.
Many of the same special interests that pushed for legislation like
SOPA and PIPA have special access to this forum—including privileged
access to the text as well as US negotiators.
Excessive copyright rights and enforcement adversely affect that ability
of creators to create content, the ability of technology companies to
make innovative products, and that ability of users to use content in
new ways... MORE
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