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In reply to the discussion: Secret tribunals part of “Trojan Horse” Trans-Pacific trade deal [View all]TBF
(31,921 posts)25. We've seen enough that's been
leaked to know we want to part of it. Specifically I am concerned about the threats to the Internet - https://www.eff.org/issues/tpp
The twelve nations currently negotiating the TPP are the US, Japan, Australia, Peru, Malaysia, Vietnam, New Zealand, Chile, Singapore, Canada, Mexico, and Brunei Darussalam. The TPP contains a chapter on intellectual property covering copyright, trademarks, patents and perhaps, geographical indications. Since the draft text of the agreement has never been offically released to the public, we know from leaked documents, such as the February 2011 draft US TPP IP Rights Chapter [PDF], that US negotiators are pushing for the adoption of copyright measures far more restrictive than currently required by international treaties, including the controversial Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA).
That's enough for me and if you care at all about working folks and our right to organize (and communicate via certain methods) it should be enough for you.
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Starry Messenger
Nov 2014
OP
Is the TPP the absolute WORST piece of mislabeled, corrupt, ant-democratic "diplomacy" ever schemed?
Faryn Balyncd
Nov 2014
#4
Let's secretly tribunal these multinationals into prison, the major owners, CEOs, and BoDs.
Dont call me Shirley
Nov 2014
#7
That's my point. So how is it that so many people know so much about what it contains?
George II
Nov 2014
#13
It means that the so-called "leaks" were not filtered to prove a point before they were leaked.
George II
Nov 2014
#18
I'm not the one claiming to know the detailed contents of an agreement that hasn't even been....
George II
Nov 2014
#21
You're making drawing conclusions about the TPP based a "pattern" - that's equivalent....
George II
Nov 2014
#26
Yeah Starry. it's like breaking windows or setting fire to a trash can.....
socialist_n_TN
Nov 2014
#28