1 00:00:00,162 --> 00:00:04,819 The biggest threat to the internet you’ve probably never heard of. 2 00:00:05,357 --> 00:00:09,884 The TPP is the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement. 3 00:00:10,190 --> 00:00:15,188 TPP is a trade agreement being negotiated between more than 12 countries around the Pacific region. 4 00:00:15,455 --> 00:00:19,989 It has more than 26 chapters. And it covers a broad spectrum of issues. 5 00:00:20,217 --> 00:00:24,687 From trade of dairy, meat, textiles, and automobiles. 6 00:00:24,862 --> 00:00:27,740 To financial regulation, the labor regulations and more. 7 00:00:27,889 --> 00:00:30,872 But one chapter put a huge threat to the Internet. 8 00:00:31,120 --> 00:00:34,635 The chapter concerning intellectual property enforcement. 9 00:00:34,833 --> 00:00:37,517 We can’t exactly know what’s in that chapter. 10 00:00:37,785 --> 00:00:43,949 Because TPP is being negotiated in secret. There are serious Back-room deals that shut out the public. 11 00:00:44,106 --> 00:00:46,752 Trade officials won’t release the text in the agreement. 12 00:00:46,894 --> 00:00:50,321 Or even tell us what their policy positions are. On any issue. 13 00:00:50,519 --> 00:00:57,050 One thing we know is that while the public shut out of the negotiating process Private corporate interests aren’t. 14 00:00:57,252 --> 00:01:01,705 In particular, big content industries are spending ginormous amount of money. 15 00:01:01,788 --> 00:01:07,189 And lobbying to convince policymakers that more aggressive draconian copyright laws. 16 00:01:07,375 --> 00:01:11,416 Lead to more innovations more creativity and more jobs. 17 00:01:11,553 --> 00:01:14,415 But in reality that just isn’t the case. 18 00:01:14,651 --> 00:01:20,219 If adopted copyright enforcement measures proposed in the TPP 19 00:01:20,327 --> 00:01:21,628 Can make the internet intimidating and repressive 20 00:01:21,731 --> 00:01:25,018 users will be afraid to view, share 21 00:01:25,135 --> 00:01:26,551 and interact with digital content 22 00:01:26,691 --> 00:01:31,316 an early version of the text has the lead and you should be worried about what’s inside. 23 00:01:31,451 --> 00:01:37,694 Internet service provider can be forced to become private copyright enforcers 24 00:01:37,897 --> 00:01:41,321 Less they risk liability for the content posted by their users 25 00:01:41,501 --> 00:01:44,621 For the TPP include certain protection from liability 26 00:01:44,850 --> 00:01:47,717 Experienced with similar provisions in the US. 27 00:01:47,860 --> 00:01:53,086 Suggest that ISPs will be encouraged to take down, filter and block legitimate content 28 00:01:53,271 --> 00:01:56,807 Requiring only a private notice from an alleged copyright holder. 29 00:01:56,945 --> 00:02:01,962 The copyright industry is obsessed with 30 00:02:02,119 --> 00:02:05,051 Restricting users from tinkering with devices and content 31 00:02:05,201 --> 00:02:09,815 Out of the fear that people will then use them for copyright infringing purposes 32 00:02:09,964 --> 00:02:14,726 So what they do is installed digital rights management software,or DRM. 33 00:02:14,901 --> 00:02:16,315 On devices to limit what users can do 34 00:02:19,145 --> 00:02:21,267 Despite growing evidence that DRM does much more harm than good. 35 00:02:21,489 --> 00:02:25,680 This prevents consumers from unlocking their phones to change telecom carriers. 36 00:02:25,760 --> 00:02:30,369 Artists like documentary filmmakers who break encryption on a DVD 37 00:02:30,517 --> 00:02:34,514 Or sample online streaming videos could face legal threats even if the video They create are legal. 38 00:02:34,683 --> 00:02:40,748 People with visual or hearing disabilities can be prevent from 39 00:02:40,903 --> 00:02:44,230 Changing the format of books and movies to make them more accessible 40 00:02:44,684 --> 00:02:48,077 Not only that, DRM back by the full force of the law 41 00:02:48,366 --> 00:02:50,326 Can be used to stifle competition 42 00:02:50,762 --> 00:02:57,982 for example, a company can block unauthorized software or content from working with their devices just by enabling DRM 43 00:02:58,581 --> 00:03:05,679 corporations claim that DRM is necessary to fight copyright infringement online and keep consumers safe from viruses 44 00:03:05,916 --> 00:03:10,484 but there’s no evidence that DRM does much combat either of those things 45 00:03:10,754 --> 00:03:13,112 fans should not be treated like criminals 46 00:03:13,303 --> 00:03:19,818 and companies should not get an automatic veto help over user creativity choice and innovation. 47 00:03:19,981 --> 00:03:24,326 These are only some of the problems with the TPP's copyright enforcement provisions 48 00:03:24,471 --> 00:03:27,437 They would be harmful for everyone except for companies 49 00:03:27,627 --> 00:03:31,652 That use these policies to suppress innovative competitors Or to criminalize sharing 50 00:03:31,805 --> 00:03:35,281 instead of spending their resources to create new products 51 00:03:35,410 --> 00:03:37,547 that respect the Internet and new technologies 52 00:03:37,653 --> 00:03:40,784 they are lobbying for policies that would hinder and break them. 53 00:03:40,941 --> 00:03:47,946 Severe Copyright policy restrict our right to share modify and experiment with content and technology 54 00:03:48,173 --> 00:03:51,722 Innovation cannot thrive without thrive without these freedoms 55 00:03:51,852 --> 00:03:54,357 internet users need to know what is going on 56 00:03:54,437 --> 00:03:56,020 in the secret trade negotiations 57 00:03:56,200 --> 00:04:00,875 internet users have a right to participate in this powerful international deal 58 00:04:00,991 --> 00:04:04,187 that would impact millions of lives applies for decades to come 59 00:04:04,314 --> 00:04:09,956 let’s show our policymakers that we won’t let back room trade deals determine what we can do with our technology 60 00:04:10,148 --> 00:04:16,282 let’s show them that we the users are unified against corporate efforts to restrict our rights 61 00:04:16,382 --> 00:04:20,250 the internet is ours. It’s up to us to defend it.