New Animated Video About the TPP and its Chilling Effects on Internet UsersMaira Sutton Such provisions closely mirror the language carried in the U.S. Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). Up to this point, we have already seen over 15 years of harmful effects due to the DMCA and now there are widespread efforts in the U.S. to reform it. Its therefore both improper and contradictory for the U.S. Trade Rep to push the U.S. copyright system around the world when our own government recognizes that our system is defective. This new animated video explains how two provisions of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)agreements intellectual property chapter threaten users rights. Please share this video, spread the word about this secretive multinational trade agreement, and let others know how they can help fight it. Take Action You can express your concern about these problems and others that arise from a secret copyright agenda driving international agreements by signing our petition to stop it. Wherever you are in the world, you can sign on to this petition directed at decision-makers to demand a Fair Deal. If youre in the U.S., take action to send a message to your representative to demand an end to these secret backroom negotiations. If youre in Peru, join Hiperderecho and tell the Peruvian president that our rights on the Internet are non-negotiable. Spread the Word Our website Why the Heck Should I Care About the TPP? lays out some of the worst consequences for Internet users if this agreement were to pass. Share our infographic about the TPP! We have versions in both English and Spanish. linkwithin_text=Related Articles: 