Inquistr: TPP discussion to censor the Internet underway

We've won before by stopping legislation aimed at restricting Internet access - and as more and more people speak out against the ultra-secretive Trans-Pacific Partnership's (TPP) Internet Censorship plan, we know we can win again. Thank you to the more than 70,000 people who have spoken out! Please help us spread the word: https://OpenMedia.org/Censorship

Article by Nathan Francis for Inquistr:

A controversial internet censorship plan including in the Trans Pacific Partnership trade agreement is reportedly being discussed by several world leaders, leaving to a backlash on the internet and plans to put a halt to it.

The plan will reportedly be under discussion in upcoming meetings, as the leaders of 12 countries discuss the plan as part of a greater trade agreement.

At the site OpenMedia, a petition against the Trans Pacific Partnership has already garnered close to 45,000 signatures. The petition calls on world leaders to protect the right of everyone to access the internet and preserve the right of sovereign countries to draft their own copyright laws.

News of the Trans Pacific Partnership has circulated for more than a year, and though exact details are not known it has elicited concern from advocacy groups. While much of the Trans Pacific Partnership deals with various trade agreements, there have been some details leaked about internet censorship portions.

Some of the aspects believed to be included in the Trans Pacific Partnership are measures to criminalize small scale copyright infringement, which would essentially outlaw music downloads. The agreement would encourage Internet Service Providers to institute a three strikes policy, kicking a person off of their internet connection after three accusations of copyright infringement.

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