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The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is a massive international trade pact that is being pushed by the U.S. government at the behest of transnational corporations. The TPP is yet another secretive, multi-national trade agreement that could extend restrictive intellectual property laws across the globe.  In fact, it’s set to become the largest Free Trade Agreement in the world. </p>
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A leaked version of the February 2011 draft U.S. TPP Intellectual Property Rights Chapter suggests that U.S. negotiators are pushing for the adoption of copyright measures which are far more restrictive than currently required by international treaties including those that apply to traditional knowledge and cultural expression.  The agreement would also criminalize and restrict the use of the Internet.  This would create an online environment that lets big media conglomerates invade on-line privacy, remove online content on demand, arbitrarily hit people with heavy fines, or terminate people's access to the Internet.</p>
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