WEBVTT 00:00:00.162 --> 00:00:04.819 The biggest threat to the internet you’ve probably never heard of. 00:00:05.357 --> 00:00:09.884 The TPP is the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement. 00:00:10.190 --> 00:00:15.188 TPP is a trade agreement being negotiated between more than 12 countries around the Pacific region. 00:00:15.455 --> 00:00:19.989 It has more than 26 chapters. And it covers a broad spectrum of issues. 00:00:20.217 --> 00:00:24.687 From trade of dairy, meat, textiles, and automobiles. 00:00:24.862 --> 00:00:27.740 To financial regulation, the labor regulations and more. 00:00:27.889 --> 00:00:30.872 But one chapter put a huge threat to the Internet. 00:00:31.120 --> 00:00:34.635 The chapter concerning intellectual property enforcement. 00:00:34.833 --> 00:00:37.517 We can’t exactly know what’s in that chapter. 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. 00:00:44.106 --> 00:00:46.752 Trade officials won’t release the text in the agreement. 00:00:46.894 --> 00:00:50.321 Or even tell us what their policy positions are. On any issue. 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. 00:00:57.252 --> 00:01:01.705 In particular, big content industries are spending ginormous amount of money. 00:01:01.788 --> 00:01:07.189 And lobbying to convince policymakers that more aggressive draconian copyright laws. 00:01:07.375 --> 00:01:11.416 Lead to more innovations more creativity and more jobs. 00:01:11.553 --> 00:01:14.415 But in reality that just isn’t the case. 00:01:14.651 --> 00:01:20.219 If adopted copyright enforcement measures proposed in the TPP 00:01:20.327 --> 00:01:21.628 Can make the internet intimidating and repressive 00:01:21.731 --> 00:01:25.018 users will be afraid to view, share 00:01:25.135 --> 00:01:26.551 and interact with digital content 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. 00:01:31.451 --> 00:01:37.694 Internet service provider can be forced to become private copyright enforcers 00:01:37.897 --> 00:01:41.321 Less they risk liability for the content posted by their users 00:01:41.501 --> 00:01:44.621 For the TPP include certain protection from liability 00:01:44.850 --> 00:01:47.717 Experienced with similar provisions in the US. 00:01:47.860 --> 00:01:53.086 Suggest that ISPs will be encouraged to take down, filter and block legitimate content 00:01:53.271 --> 00:01:56.807 Requiring only a private notice from an alleged copyright holder. 00:01:56.945 --> 00:02:01.962 The copyright industry is obsessed with 00:02:02.119 --> 00:02:05.051 Restricting users from tinkering with devices and content 00:02:05.201 --> 00:02:09.815 Out of the fear that people will then use them for copyright infringing purposes 00:02:09.964 --> 00:02:14.726 So what they do is installed digital rights management software,or DRM. 00:02:14.901 --> 00:02:16.315 On devices to limit what users can do 00:02:19.145 --> 00:02:21.267 Despite growing evidence that DRM does much more harm than good. 00:02:21.489 --> 00:02:25.680 This prevents consumers from unlocking their phones to change telecom carriers. 00:02:25.760 --> 00:02:30.369 Artists like documentary filmmakers who break encryption on a DVD 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. 00:02:34.683 --> 00:02:40.748 People with visual or hearing disabilities can be prevent from 00:02:40.903 --> 00:02:44.230 Changing the format of books and movies to make them more accessible 00:02:44.684 --> 00:02:48.077 Not only that, DRM back by the full force of the law 00:02:48.366 --> 00:02:50.326 Can be used to stifle competition 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 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 00:03:05.916 --> 00:03:10.484 but there’s no evidence that DRM does much combat either of those things 00:03:10.754 --> 00:03:13.112 fans should not be treated like criminals 00:03:13.303 --> 00:03:19.818 and companies should not get an automatic veto help over user creativity choice and innovation. 00:03:19.981 --> 00:03:24.326 These are only some of the problems with the TPP's copyright enforcement provisions 00:03:24.471 --> 00:03:27.437 They would be harmful for everyone except for companies 00:03:27.627 --> 00:03:31.652 That use these policies to suppress innovative competitors Or to criminalize sharing 00:03:31.805 --> 00:03:35.281 instead of spending their resources to create new products 00:03:35.410 --> 00:03:37.547 that respect the Internet and new technologies 00:03:37.653 --> 00:03:40.784 they are lobbying for policies that would hinder and break them. 00:03:40.941 --> 00:03:47.946 Severe Copyright policy restrict our right to share modify and experiment with content and technology 00:03:48.173 --> 00:03:51.722 Innovation cannot thrive without thrive without these freedoms 00:03:51.852 --> 00:03:54.357 internet users need to know what is going on 00:03:54.437 --> 00:03:56.020 in the secret trade negotiations 00:03:56.200 --> 00:04:00.875 internet users have a right to participate in this powerful international deal 00:04:00.991 --> 00:04:04.187 that would impact millions of lives applies for decades to come 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 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 00:04:16.382 --> 00:04:20.250 the internet is ours. It’s up to us to defend it.