Dont Let Them Trade Away Our Internet FreedomsEFF As of now, corporate lobbyists are the only ones who have been officially invited to contribute and access the negotiating text. The Bush administration initiated TPP negotiations back in 2008, but closed door sessions over this powerful multi-national trade agreement have continued under the Obama administration, led by the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR). Governments are characterizing this as a free trade agreement, but its effects will go far beyond trade. We are fighting back. selfnewss, scholars, and individuals around the world are speaking out against the TPPs onerous intellectual property chapter and the threat it poses to our digital freedoms. Americans and Canadians are protesting at every negotiation round; the Japanese are growing more disaffected; and demonstrations have also occurred in Malaysia, New Zealand, and Australia. Law professors from around the world and over 130 US representatives have raised alarm over the TPP in letters to Representative Ron Kirk, the head of the U.S. delegation. Are you in the United States? Join EFF and more than 22,000 people in sending a message to Congress members to demand an end to these secret backdoor negotiations: For more information on other aspects of the TPP, visit Public Citizens resource page. No matter where you are in the world, you can sign on the Stop The Trap petition, which has already signed by more than 100,000 people and organizations. You can support this information by voting on Reddit HERE linkwithin_text=Related Articles: 