You have heard about Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement that has gone through secret negotiations.
What is that TPPA would do is that it will:
- Allow big companies to sue governments and force them to change their laws, in other means that government programs like food stamps, social security, and Medicare would cut it's funding in favor for tax commodities. This will make Middle class poverty much worse.
- It will cost millions of jobs rather creating more.
- It would force us to surrender our sovereignty even ban the "Buy America" clause.
- It will put foreign anime licensing companies out of business because of limitations on foreign imports and exports.
- Retail and online outlets could go out of business as well
- Manga artists love their fans but big publishing companies will put a stop to that under TPPA. Manga artists could be punished by big companies.
- DeviantArt and FanFictionNet will be shut down under this agreement.
- It kills the First Sale doctrine. So you can't sell your mattress or car or anything you own without the manufacturer's permission.
- Criminal punishments applies to cosplay and non-profit infringement (except for educational use in Libraries and Public Broadcasting) such as fandomized versions of TV shows, anime, manga, movies, and published works.
Congressman Darrel Issa posted the copyright section of the TPPA on Keep The Web Open website.
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