Critics concerned trade agreement will include SOPA language

As the U.S. and eight other nations negotiate a wide-ranging trade agreement, several digital rights groups said they’re concerned that the Trans-Pacific Partnership will bring back controversial copyright-enforcement provisions pushed by some U.S. policymakers in recent years.

[IDG] As the U.S. and eight other nations negotiate a wide-ranging trade agreement, several digital rights groups said they’re concerned that the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) will bring back controversial copyright-enforcement provisions pushed by some U.S. policymakers in recent years.Negotiators for countries negotiating the TPP, also including Singapore, New Zealand, Australia and Chile, have not released their proposed agreement, but some digital rights groups are concerned that the U.S. will push for copyright enforcement provisions found in unsuccessful bills the U.S. Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect IP Act (PIPA), and the still-alive Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA).
http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/435765/critics_concerned_trade_agreement_will_include_sopa_language/

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