Understand the TPP , the great threat to Internet freedom ! All those who cherish freedom on the internet celebrated the defeat of initiatives like ACTA , SOPA and CISPA , the first two in the United States and the third in Europe . Many demonstrations and protests later, it appeared that the ominous threat of a police state in the web had been unsuccessful . But peace did not last long . Between 15 and 24 May , Lima , Perus capital , will host closed-door meeting between government representatives from nine countries . The theme of the meeting is the Transpacific Partnership , or TPP ( English acronym for Trans - Pacific Partnership ) . Officially , the partnership is an international economic agreement - but it can mean much more than that. The material leaked onto the web on the subject brings a unique chapter on intellectual property and indicates a strong threat to Internet freedom in the signatory countries , which generated a lot of suspicion around the world . Nothing transparency The Electronic Frontier Foundation ( EFF ) , a nonprofit organization based in California, United States , which aims to protect civil liberties on the Internet , raised some points regarding the TPP . It defines a partnership as a secretive multinational trade agreement that threatens to extend restrictive intellectual property laws throughout the world and rewrite international rules for their application . What little is known about the agreement became public through leaked documents on the web . The process of preparing the TPP has been carried out over secret meetings in which neither the press nor the public have access , further increasing distrust of the terms of the agreement . Discipline and Punish One of the most serious items raised by the EFF is the issue of copyright rules in TPP treated . No official document has been disclosed, but a text dated February 2011 was recently leaked and left everyone on alert . The EFF accuses the U.S. government to impose rules that restrict freedom on the web in the name of fighting piracy . If the Transpacific Partnership is implemented , signatory countries would force Internet providers to monitor the activities of their users on the web . In addition , companies also would be required to block access to pages where you can find pirated content , including forcing companies to disclose the identity of who accessed such material . The TPP is inclusive of the adoption of measures against whom criminal pirates any content on the web , even if non-commercial . Additionally , a user caught with piracy could, according to the partnership , be subject to a measure of graduated response ( three strikes ) , and their right to connection to the web suspended. Threat to freedom of expression Beyond the question of intelligence , the threat to free speech on the web is another ghost risen by TPP . The EFF ensures that according the material leaked online , providers should notify a user about the use of illegal content , removing it from the air. This should all become economically unsustainable for providers , which would ultimately increase the cost of internet usage. By offering free platforms or low cost that enable everyone to reach audience of millions , ISPs have democratized the media and made it possible for ideas to spread quickly, without the gatekeepers of traditional media , says the EFF . In addition , any material accused of being a pirate could be taken down immediately , even before proven its illegality - opening bank for violation of the basic right of freedom of expression . Copyright restrictions The terms related to copyright TPP also bring other shady spots , how to treat temporary copies of any material without the permission of the copyright holders as a violation of those rights . A proposal to criminalize temporary copy has already been rejected by a dome of countries in 1996 . foreign interference Besides the U.S. , the TPP is composed of 11 other countries : Canada, Chile , Mexico , Peru , Vietnam , Singapore , Japan , Brunei , Malaysia, Australia and New Zealand . Besides threatening the freedom in the network and criminalize virtually any type of web copy , EFF accuses the partnership of meddling in affairs and their own legislation . These laws are not only bad public policy , but have the potential to conflict with national sovereignty by imposing , through a non-transparent process , significant changes in the existing laws , says the organization . Example is the case of digital locks . The agreement stipulates that signatory countries should not act to eliminate this region restriction on physical media such as movie discs and games . Thus , countries such as Australia and New Zealand would have to revise its copyright laws , approved in 2007 and 2008 , that eliminate coding region Movie DVDs , electronic games and media players . The EFF has developed an infographic (in English ) by summarizing the Transpacific Partnership and its threats to freedom and creativity on the internet - click here to view . During the meeting held in February 2011 in Chile , organized civil society groups asked the participants of the meeting that the debate on the partnership became public, which was not granted. Adding this to the latest initiatives of the parliament of the United States and other government agencies such as the FBI s desire to spy on users of large network in real time , what remains is the impression that the siege around a web is free closing more and more. Petition against TPP Important that you sign the petition against TPP and spread this message ! This can directly affect the lives of all Internet users , regardless of the practices of each of the network ! Sign in StopTheTrap .
Posted on: Fri, 15 Nov 2013 17:51:42 +0000
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