INFORMATION DISSEMINATION: 3 Strikes Youre Out! What Is The Transpacific Partnership? I. The IP chapter is said to be the most controversial because, an initial leaked copy of the draft text suggested that Australia and other member nations would be required to implement a three-strikes style graduated response system to dealing with online copyright infringement. seeker401.wordpress/2013/11/17/tpp-how-can-the-new-york-times-endorse-an-agreement-the-public-cant-read II. What Is The Transpacific Partnership? The TPP is a free-trade agreement currently being negotiated between 12 countries: washingtonpost/blogs/monkey-cage/wp/2013/11/18/the-united-states-is-isolated-in-the-trans-pacific-partnership-negotiations III. The TPP is the forerunner to the equally secret US-EU pact TTIP (Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership), for which President Obama initiated US-EU negotiations in January 2013. Together, the TPP and TTIP will cover more than 60 per cent of global GDP. wikileaks.org/tpp IV. As we work to conclude these negotiations, we will further intensify consultations with stakeholders to craft a final agreement that appropriately addresses the interests of our citizens. whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2013/10/08/trans-pacific-partnership-leaders-statement
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