[GPSCC-chat] Action on TPP

[Spencer Graves]

Hello, All:


       The Electronic Frontier Foundation is asking everyone to ask 
their congressional representative to vote "no" on the Trans-Pacific 
Partnership (TPP).  The following web site makes it very easy to do:


https://act.eff.org/action/tell-congress-to-vote-no-on-the-tpp


       Enter your zip code and follow instructions.  You can be done in 
a few seconds.


       TPP Article 18.78 poses a major threat to journalists and 
whistleblowers:  Officially, it broadly criminalizes "unauthorized and 
willful disclosure of a trade secret", but "trade secret" is defined so 
broadly it could include evidence of violations of law.


       Similarly, TPP Article 18, Section J requires Internet Service 
Providers to take down web sites accused of copyright infringement -- 
without a court order and with no effective recourse.


       These two provisions could seriously limit free speech.


       Fortunately, I believe the TPP can be beaten as easily as SOPA 
was beaten 4 years ago.  The vote on Fast Track last June was 218 to 
208.  If we flip 6 votes and the rest remain unchanged, the TPP will go 
down 212 to 214.


       Best Wishes,
       Spencer Graves
ph:  408-655-4567


p.s.  For more information, see Wikiversity, "Trans-Pacific Partnership, 
media, corruption and security" 
(https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Trans-Pacific_Partnership,_media,_corruption_and_security)


-------- Forwarded Message --------
Subject: 	Re: TPP presentation / discussion
Date: 	Mon, 23 Nov 2015 12:04:09 -0800
From: 	Jeremy Malcolm <jmalcolm at eff.org>
To: 	Spencer Graves <spencer.graves at prodsyse.com>



On 20/11/2015 9:05 PM, Spencer Graves wrote:
> Hi, Jeromy:
>
>
>       What are EFF and your other contacts planning regarding fighting 
> the TPP?

We just launched this new action, which directly messages 
representatives in Congress:

https://act.eff.org/action/tell-congress-to-vote-no-on-the-tpp

The actual vote won't be until 2016, so you can expect the intensity of 
pressure to ramp up as the vote gets closer.


-- 
Jeremy Malcolm
Senior Global Policy Analyst
Electronic Frontier Foundation
https://eff.org
jmalcolm at eff.org

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