[Advisors] FW: Imagine a world where you could receive a large fine for simply clicking on the wrong link
michael gurstein
gurstein at gmail.com
Wed, 27 Jun 2012 05:52:08 -0700
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-----Original Message-----
From: Steve Anderson [mailto:steve@openmedia.ca]=20
Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2012 5:25 AM
To: steve anderson
Subject: Imagine a world where you could receive a large fine for simply
clicking on the wrong link
=09
=20
<http://action.cwa-union.org/salsa/track.jsp?key=3D-1&url_num=3D3&url=3Dh=
ttp%3A%2F
%2Fstopthetrap.net>=20
A group of 600 lobbyist "advisors" and un-elected trade representatives =
are
scheming behind closed doors to decide whether you could get fined for =
your
Internet use. Instead of debating this openly, they're meeting secretly =
to
craft an Internet trap through an international agreement called the
Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). We can stop them =
<http://stopthetrap.net>
but we need you to tell your government to stop the Internet trap now.
<http://stopthetrap.net> Take action!
Imagine a world where you could be dragged to court and receive a large =
fine
for simply clicking on the wrong link, where service providers would =
hand
over information about your online activities without privacy =
safeguards,
and where online content could be removed by big media conglomerates at
will.
This scenario could become a reality before we know it. In just a few =
days1,
a group of 600 lobbyist "advisors" and un-elected trade representatives =
are
scheming behind closed doors 2 to decide how the Internet will be =
governed,
including whether you could get fined for your Internet use.3 Instead of
debating this openly, they're meeting secretly to craft an Internet trap
through an international agreement called the Trans-Pacific Partnership
(TPP).4 Our governments have signed us onto this arrangement, without =
our
consent.
<http://stopthetrap.net> In short, it appears that it will be big-media
lobbyists-not citizens-who get to decide whether we will be fined as
suspected copyright criminals. Please help us raise a loud call before =
it's
too late. Visit: http://stopthetrap.net
We know from leaked documents5 that industry lobbyists intend to blanket
these new restrictions and laws around the world, without us having any =
say
in the matter. How can they do this? Instead of an open, public process,
they'll use international tribunals to go around domestic judicial =
systems.6
And once the trap is set, there's no going back. That's why OpenMedia.ca =
and
SumOfUs are launching this campaign today.
Here are the details-the TPP's Internet trap would:
1. Criminalize some of your everyday use of the Internet,7,8=20
2. Force service providers to collect and hand over your private data
without privacy safeguards9, and=20
3. Give media conglomerates more power to fine you for Internet use,
remove online content-including entire websites-and even terminate your
access to the Internet.10=20
<http://stopthetrap.net> The TPP is secretive, it's extreme, and it =
will
criminalize your daily use of the Internet.Don't let Big Media lobbyists
lure you into this Internet trap. Speak out now.
We deserve to know what will be blocked, and what we and our families =
will
be fined for. If enough of us speak out now, we can prevent the =
government
from slow-walking us into an Internet trap. <http://stopthetrap.net> =
Make
your voice heard today.
For the possibilities of an open Internet,
Steve, Shea, Lindsey, and Reilly-your OpenMedia team
P.S. We've been through a lot together. Industry and government
bureaucracies have tried to make our Internet more costly, controlled, =
and
surveilled. We fought back together and successfully held the line. Now =
some
of those same bureaucracies are going around our democratic processes to
impose an Internet trap through this extreme and secretive trade =
agreement.
<http://stopthetrap.net> Let's take the next step to safeguard the open =
and
affordable Internet together now.
=20
Footnotes
[1] The next round of TPP negotiations will take place
<http://action.cwa-union.org/salsa/track.jsp?key=3D-1&url_num=3D10&url=3D=
http%3A%2
F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FTrans-Pacific_Strategic_Economic_Partnershi=
p%2
523Negotiations> between July 2nd and July 9th 2012. The meetings remain
<http://action.cwa-union.org/salsa/track.jsp?key=3D-1&url_num=3D11&url=3D=
http%3A%2
F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FTrans-Pacific_Strategic_Economic_Partnershi=
p%2
523Controversy_over_negotiation_secrecy> controversially secretive =
without
meaningful public participation while, according to U.S. Senator Ron =
Wyden,
industry lobbyists from Big Media entities like Comcast and the Motion
Picture Association of America are "made privy to details of the =
agreement".
[2] The TPP suffers from a lack of transparency, public participation, =
and
democratic accountability. In
<http://action.cwa-union.org/salsa/track.jsp?key=3D-1&url_num=3D12&url=3D=
https%3A%
2F%2Ftppwatch.files.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F02%2Fus-transparency-letter-to=
-us
tr-kirk-021411-final1.pdf> this letter, a number of U.S. civil society
organizations detail and decry the opacity of the process.
[3] See the Electronic Frontier Foundation's
<http://action.cwa-union.org/salsa/track.jsp?key=3D-1&url_num=3D13&url=3D=
https%3A%
2F%2Fwww.eff.org%2Ffiles%2Ffilenode%2F%2FEFF%2520TPP%2520TPM%2520Analysis=
_0.
pdf> analysis to learn more about the ways the TPP increases the threat =
of
litigation from Big Media. Under the TPP, Big Media could come after you =
in
court even "without the need for a formal complaint by a private party =
or
right holder".
[4] Find our backgrounder on the TPP
<http://action.cwa-union.org/salsa/track.jsp?key=3D-1&url_num=3D14&url=3D=
http%3A%2
F%2Fopenmedia.ca%2Fblog%2Ftpp-secretive-agreement-could-criminalize-your-=
int
ernet-use> here, and our press release about Ottawa's irresponsible
participation
<http://action.cwa-union.org/salsa/track.jsp?key=3D-1&url_num=3D15&url=3D=
http%3A%2
F%2Fopenmedia.ca%2Fnews%2Fcanada%25E2%2580%2599s-digital-future-risk-otta=
wa-
joins-trans-pacific-partnership-agreement> here.
[5] Public interest groups have obtained
<http://action.cwa-union.org/salsa/track.jsp?key=3D-1&url_num=3D16&url=3D=
http%3A%2
F%2Fkeionline.org%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Ftpp-10feb2011-us-text-ipr-c=
hap
ter.pdf> the February 2011 draft of the TPP's Intellectual Property =
Rights
Chapter. In it, we can see that the TPP would drastically increase =
Internet
surveillance, increase Big Media's Internet lockdown powers, and =
criminalize
content sharing in general, with a likelihood of harsher penalties.
[6] The
<http://action.cwa-union.org/salsa/track.jsp?key=3D-1&url_num=3D17&url=3D=
http%3A%2
F%2Fcitizen.typepad.com%2Feyesontrade%2F2012%2F06%2Fcontroversial-trade-p=
act
-text-leaked-shows-us-trade-officials-have-agreed-to-terms-that-undermine=
-ob
.html> recently leaked investment chapter of the TPP reveals that the =
TPP
would establish a two-track legal system that gives foreign firms new =
rights
to skirt domestic courts and laws, directly sue governments before =
foreign
tribunals and demand compensation for laws they claim undermine their =
TPP
privileges.
[7] In addition to the Electronic Frontier Foundation's
<http://action.cwa-union.org/salsa/track.jsp?key=3D-1&url_num=3D18&url=3D=
https%3A%
2F%2Fwww.eff.org%2Ffiles%2Ffilenode%2F%2FEFF%2520TPP%2520TPM%2520Analysis=
_0.
pdf> analysis, also see
<http://action.cwa-union.org/salsa/track.jsp?key=3D-1&url_num=3D19&url=3D=
http%3A%2
F%2Fwww.publicknowledge.org%2Fblog%2Fwhats-actually-tpp> Public =
Knowledge's
run down of concerns with The TPP IP chapter's criminalization of
downloading.
[8,] See
<http://action.cwa-union.org/salsa/track.jsp?key=3D-1&url_num=3D20&url=3D=
http%3A%2
F%2Finfojustice.org%2Farchives%2F9508> infojustics.org's list of the =
TPP's
effects on the intellectual property law in Canada and Mexico for more
information on penalties, privacy implications, and also
<http://action.cwa-union.org/salsa/track.jsp?key=3D-1&url_num=3D21&url=3D=
http%3A%2
F%2Fwww.publicknowledge.org%2Fblog%2Fwhats-actually-tpp> Public =
Knowledge:
What's actually in the TPP?
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face=3DTahoma>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Steve Anderson=20
[mailto:steve@openmedia.ca] <BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, June 27, 2012 =
5:25=20
AM<BR><B>To:</B> steve anderson<BR><B>Subject:</B> Imagine a world where =
you=20
could receive a large fine for simply clicking on the wrong=20
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<P style=3D"TEXT-ALIGN: center"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: small"><A=20
=
href=3D"http://action.cwa-union.org/salsa/track.jsp?key=3D-1&url_num=3D=
3&url=3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fstopthetrap.net"=20
target=3D_blank><IMG border=3D0 alt=3D"" =
align=3Dmiddle=20
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src=3D"http://action.cwa-union.org/c/779/images/TPP-STT_210x150_120626.pn=
g"=20
width=3D210 height=3D150 NOSEND=3D"1"></A></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: small">A group of 600 =
lobbyist=20
“advisors” and un-elected trade =
representatives are scheming=20
behind closed doors to decide <B>whether you could get =
fined</B> for your Internet use. Instead of debating =
this=20
openly, they’re meeting secretly to craft an =
<B>Internet=20
trap</B> through an international agreement called the =
Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). <A=20
href=3D"http://stopthetrap.net" target=3D_blank>We can =
stop them=20
but we need you to tell your government to stop the =
Internet=20
trap now.</A></SPAN></P>
<P style=3D"TEXT-ALIGN: center"><A =
href=3D"http://stopthetrap.net"=20
target=3D_blank><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: small"><IMG =
border=3D0=20
alt=3D"Take action!" align=3Dmiddle=20
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src=3D"http://action.cwa-union.org/c/779/images/TakeAction.png"=20
width=3D200 height=3D50=20
NOSEND=3D"1"></SPAN></A></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
<P><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: small">Imagine a world where =
you could=20
<B>be dragged to court and receive a large fine for simply =
clicking=20
on the wrong link</B>, where service providers would hand =
over=20
information about your online activities without privacy =
safeguards,=20
and where online content could be removed by big media =
conglomerates=20
at will.</SPAN></P></DIV>
<P><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: small">This scenario could =
become a=20
reality before we know it. <B>In just a few =
days</B><SUP>1</SUP>, a=20
group of 600 lobbyist “advisors” and un-elected =
trade=20
representatives are scheming behind closed doors =
<SUP>2</SUP> to=20
decide how the Internet will be governed, including =
<B>whether you=20
could get fined for your Internet use.</B><SUP>3</SUP> =
Instead of=20
debating this openly, they’re meeting secretly to =
craft <B>an=20
Internet trap</B> through an international agreement called =
the=20
Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).<SUP>4</SUP> <B>Our =
governments have=20
signed us onto this arrangement, without our =
consent.</B></SPAN></P>
<P style=3D"TEXT-ALIGN: center"><A =
href=3D"http://stopthetrap.net"=20
target=3D_blank><B><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: small">In =
short, it appears=20
that it will be big-media lobbyists—not =
citizens—who get to decide=20
whether we will be fined as suspected copyright criminals. =
Please=20
help us raise a loud call before it’s too=20
late.</SPAN></B></A><B><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: small"> =
Visit: <A=20
href=3D"http://stopthetrap.net"=20
target=3D_blank>http://stopthetrap.net</A></SPAN></B></P>
<P><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: small">We know from leaked=20
documents<SUP>5</SUP> that industry lobbyists intend to =
blanket=20
these new restrictions and laws around the world, without us =
having=20
any say in the matter. How can they do this? Instead of an =
open,=20
public process, they’ll use international tribunals to =
go around=20
domestic judicial systems.<SUP>6</SUP> And once the trap is =
set,=20
there’s no going back. That's why OpenMedia.ca and =
SumOfUs are=20
launching this campaign today.</SPAN></P>
<DIV>
<P><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: small">Here are the =
details—the TPP’s=20
Internet trap would:</SPAN></P></DIV>
<OL>
<LI><B><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: small">Criminalize some =
of your=20
everyday use</SPAN></B><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: small"> =
of the=20
Internet,<SUP>7,8</SUP></SPAN>
<DIV></DIV>
<LI><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: small">Force service =
providers to=20
<B>collect and hand over your private data</B> without =
privacy=20
safeguards<SUP>9</SUP>, and</SPAN>=20
<LI><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: small">Give media =
conglomerates more=20
power to <I><B>fine you for Internet use</B></I><B>, =
remove online=20
content</B>—including entire websites—and even =
<B>terminate your=20
access to the Internet.</B><SUP>10</SUP></SPAN>=20
<DIV></DIV></LI></OL>
<DIV>
<P style=3D"TEXT-ALIGN: center"><A =
href=3D"http://stopthetrap.net"=20
target=3D_blank><B><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: small">The TPP =
is=20
secretive, it’s extreme, and it will criminalize your =
daily use of=20
the Internet.Don’t let Big Media lobbyists lure you =
into this=20
Internet trap. Speak out now.</SPAN></B></A></P>
<P><B><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: small">We deserve to know =
what will be=20
blocked, and what we and our families will be fined=20
for.</SPAN></B><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: small"> If enough =
of us speak=20
out now, we can prevent the government from slow-walking us =
into an=20
Internet trap. </SPAN><A href=3D"http://stopthetrap.net"=20
target=3D_blank><B><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: small">Make =
your voice=20
heard today.</SPAN></B></A></P>
<P><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: small">For the possibilities of =
an open=20
Internet,</SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: small">Steve, Shea, Lindsey, =
and=20
Reilly—your OpenMedia team</SPAN></P></DIV>
<P><I><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: small">P.S. We’ve been =
through a lot=20
together. Industry and government bureaucracies have tried =
to make=20
our Internet more costly, controlled, and surveilled. We =
fought back=20
together and successfully held the line. Now some of those =
same=20
bureaucracies are going around our democratic processes to =
impose an=20
Internet trap through this extreme and secretive trade =
agreement.=20
</SPAN></I><A href=3D"http://stopthetrap.net" =
target=3D_blank><I><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: small">Let’s take the next step to =
safeguard the=20
open and affordable Internet together =
now.</SPAN></I></A></P>
<DIV>
<P><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: small"></SPAN> </P>
<P><B><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: =
small">Footnotes</SPAN></B></P>
<P><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: small">[1] The next round of =
TPP=20
negotiations will take place </SPAN><A=20
=
href=3D"http://action.cwa-union.org/salsa/track.jsp?key=3D-1&url_num=3D=
10&url=3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FTrans-Pacific_Strateg=
ic_Economic_Partnership%2523Negotiations"=20
target=3D_blank><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: small">between =
July 2nd and=20
July 9th 2012</SPAN></A><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: small">. =
The=20
meetings remain </SPAN><A=20
=
href=3D"http://action.cwa-union.org/salsa/track.jsp?key=3D-1&url_num=3D=
11&url=3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FTrans-Pacific_Strateg=
ic_Economic_Partnership%2523Controversy_over_negotiation_secrecy"=20
target=3D_blank><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: =
small">controversially=20
secretive</SPAN></A><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: small"> =
without=20
meaningful public participation while, according to U.S. =
Senator Ron=20
Wyden, industry lobbyists from Big Media entities like =
Comcast and=20
the Motion Picture Association of America are “made =
privy to details=20
of the agreement”.</SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: small">[2] The TPP suffers from =
a lack of=20
transparency, public participation, and democratic =
accountability.=20
In </SPAN><A=20
=
href=3D"http://action.cwa-union.org/salsa/track.jsp?key=3D-1&url_num=3D=
12&url=3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Ftppwatch.files.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F02%2Fus-=
transparency-letter-to-ustr-kirk-021411-final1.pdf"=20
target=3D_blank><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: small">this=20
letter</SPAN></A><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: small">, a number =
of U.S.=20
civil society organizations detail and decry the opacity of =
the=20
process.</SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: small">[3] See the Electronic =
Frontier=20
Foundation’s </SPAN><A=20
=
href=3D"http://action.cwa-union.org/salsa/track.jsp?key=3D-1&url_num=3D=
13&url=3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.eff.org%2Ffiles%2Ffilenode%2F%2FEFF%2520TP=
P%2520TPM%2520Analysis_0.pdf"=20
target=3D_blank><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: small">analysis</SPAN></A><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: small"> to learn more about the ways the =
TPP=20
increases the threat of litigation from Big Media. Under the =
TPP,=20
Big Media could come after you in court even “without =
the need for a=20
formal complaint by a private party or right =
holder”.</SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: small">[4] Find our =
backgrounder on the=20
TPP </SPAN><A=20
=
href=3D"http://action.cwa-union.org/salsa/track.jsp?key=3D-1&url_num=3D=
14&url=3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fopenmedia.ca%2Fblog%2Ftpp-secretive-agreement-c=
ould-criminalize-your-internet-use"=20
target=3D_blank><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: =
small">here</SPAN></A><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: small">, and our press release about =
Ottawa’s=20
irresponsible participation </SPAN><A=20
=
href=3D"http://action.cwa-union.org/salsa/track.jsp?key=3D-1&url_num=3D=
15&url=3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fopenmedia.ca%2Fnews%2Fcanada%25E2%2580%2599s-di=
gital-future-risk-ottawa-joins-trans-pacific-partnership-agreement"=20
target=3D_blank><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: =
small">here</SPAN></A><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: small">.</SPAN></P></DIV>
<P><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: small">[5] Public interest =
groups have=20
obtained </SPAN><A=20
=
href=3D"http://action.cwa-union.org/salsa/track.jsp?key=3D-1&url_num=3D=
16&url=3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fkeionline.org%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Ftpp-1=
0feb2011-us-text-ipr-chapter.pdf"=20
target=3D_blank><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: small">the =
February 2011 draft=20
of the TPP’s Intellectual Property Rights =
Chapter</SPAN></A><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: small">. In it, we can see that the TPP =
would=20
drastically increase Internet surveillance, increase Big =
Media’s=20
Internet lockdown powers, and criminalize content sharing in =
general, with a likelihood of harsher penalties.</SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: small">[6] The </SPAN><A=20
=
href=3D"http://action.cwa-union.org/salsa/track.jsp?key=3D-1&url_num=3D=
17&url=3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fcitizen.typepad.com%2Feyesontrade%2F2012%2F06%2=
Fcontroversial-trade-pact-text-leaked-shows-us-trade-officials-have-agree=
d-to-terms-that-undermine-ob.html"=20
target=3D_blank><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: small">recently=20
leaked</SPAN></A><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: small"> =
investment chapter=20
of the TPP reveals that the TPP would establish a two-track =
legal=20
system that gives foreign firms new rights to skirt domestic =
courts=20
and laws, directly sue governments before foreign tribunals =
and=20
demand compensation for laws they claim undermine their TPP=20
privileges.</SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: small">[7] In addition to the =
Electronic=20
Frontier Foundation’s </SPAN><A=20
=
href=3D"http://action.cwa-union.org/salsa/track.jsp?key=3D-1&url_num=3D=
18&url=3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.eff.org%2Ffiles%2Ffilenode%2F%2FEFF%2520TP=
P%2520TPM%2520Analysis_0.pdf"=20
target=3D_blank><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: small">analysis</SPAN></A><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: small">, also see </SPAN><A=20
=
href=3D"http://action.cwa-union.org/salsa/track.jsp?key=3D-1&url_num=3D=
19&url=3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.publicknowledge.org%2Fblog%2Fwhats-actually=
-tpp"=20
target=3D_blank><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: small">Public =
Knowledge’s run=20
down</SPAN></A><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: small"> of concerns =
with The=20
TPP IP chapter’s criminalization of =
downloading.</SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: small">[8,] See </SPAN><A=20
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href=3D"http://action.cwa-union.org/salsa/track.jsp?key=3D-1&url_num=3D=
20&url=3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Finfojustice.org%2Farchives%2F9508"=20
target=3D_blank><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: =
small">infojustics.org’s=20
list</SPAN></A><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: small"> of the =
TPP’s effects=20
on the intellectual property law in Canada and Mexico for =
more=20
information on penalties, privacy implications, and also =
</SPAN><A=20
=
href=3D"http://action.cwa-union.org/salsa/track.jsp?key=3D-1&url_num=3D=
21&url=3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.publicknowledge.org%2Fblog%2Fwhats-actually=
-tpp"=20
target=3D_blank><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: small">Public =
Knowledge:=20
What’s actually in the TPP?</SPAN></A></P>
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