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All 12 Member Countries Sign Off On the TPP (freezenet.ca)

Posted by yaelk on from the world-news dept.

Dangerous_Minds writes: News is surfacing that the TPP has officially been signed by all 12 member countries. This marks the beginning of the final step towards ratification. Freezenet has a quick rundown of what copyright provisions are contained in the agreement, including traffic shaping, site blocking, enforcement of copyright when infringement is "imminent," and a government mandate for ISPs to install backdoors for the purpose of tracking copyright infringement on the Internet.

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  1. The Republicans are destroying our lives by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Destroying our lives.

    1. Re: The Republicans are destroying our lives by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

      Republicans rule all three branches of our government so that doesn't matter.

    2. Re: The Republicans are destroying our lives by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

      No, the corporations have already decided and they rule our lives.

    3. Re:The Republicans are destroying our lives by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

      Congress already gave the President to do this without their consent. The Senate passed it while everyone was aghast at the South Carolina church shooting.