This isn't directly about Little Brother, but I stumbled across the TPPA a little while ago, and was reminded of it by Jessica's mention of SOPA and internet regulation. It's a trade agreement still in the works analogous to NAFTA but on a much larger scale and has been kept very, very quiet. One of many disturbing aspects of the TPPA is all of the digital monitoring that has been slipped in, many provisions taken from SOPA.
A breakdown of some of the nastier aspects of TPPA is here and here.
And if you want to wade through it, one of the documents that was leaked is here.
Has anyone else heard or seen anything about this?
To be honest, I had no idea what TPPA is and I'm glad you linked to it. While many of the points mentioned are standard trade agreement fare (so viewpoints differ depending on how someone feels about FTAs), the copyrights for 120 years seem a little...excessive to me, particularly since I happen to enjoy being able to access works in the public domain!
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