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"require intermediaries to pass on notices of alleged infringement to their users" aka they can intimidate and mislead gullible users into paying penalties for
by moonshinefe 11y ago
"require intermediaries to pass on notices of alleged infringement to their users" aka they can intimidate and mislead gullible users into paying penalties for copyright infringement even if they aren't legally required to.
As someone outside the US, this trade agreement seems like the US trying to impose its poisonous, backwards copyright and intellectual rights laws on the rest of the Western English speaking countries.
All behind closed doors of course, with no open debate, to the massive boon of greedy corporations and at the expense of the common man as per usual.
- themeekforgotpw 11y agoIt's exactly that. Listen to Obama's State of the Union speech. He said it quite clearly. The TPP is about fixing international law and the terms of trade to benefit the US - as opposed to China (who has been pushing for other trade blocs with non-US law).
- amirmc 11y ago> "...to benefit the US" More specifically, I think it benefits US corporations. There's a sleight of hand in politicians/lobbyists presenting it as benefiting the US as a whole.
- themeekforgotpw 11y agoThe political elite seriously see absolutely no difference. There are a number of directions we could go to expand on that.
- vonklaus 11y agoyes. this is essentially the main concern, broad sweeping authority delegated in secret. It worked well for the FISA courts and natsec.
- coldpie 11y ago> As someone outside the US, this trade agreement seems like the US trying to impose its poisonous, backwards copyright and intellectual rights laws on the rest of the Western English speaking countries. That's precisely what it is, yes.
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- langarto 11y ago"like the US trying to impose its poisonous, backwards copyright and intellectual rights laws on the rest of the Western English speaking countries" I wish it were only on the English speaking countries. The US is trying to impose its laws globally.