The Trans-Pacific Partnership could spell the end of filesharing sites.

[wildbilln864]

According to documents leaked by Wikileaks -- specifically, the TPP's finalized chapter on Intellectual Property -- the days of filesharing sites could quickly be coming to a close. Per the agreement, which would be enforced across all 12 member states, ISPs would be required to "remove or disable access" as soon as they "become aware" of a court decision that deems a piece of content infringes upon an existing copyright. This is a more extreme version of America's DMCA takedown notices and would effectively tie domestic ISP actions to another nation's legal decisions. So if, say, a court in Malaysia says a piece of content infringes on a Malaysian copyright, ISPs in America (really ISPs in all 12 member nations) would be required to remove it -- regardless of whether or not it infringes upon any local copyrights.
http://www.engadget.com/2015/10/09/the-trans-pacific-partnership-could-spell-the-end-of-filesharing/

[99th_Monkey]

1. TPP - The latest many-headed anti-worker corporatist Goliath.

I am SO happy we have a "David" in this race, named Bernie Sanders,
and Bernie's in this to win, both the primaries and the GE.

GO BERNIE!!!!!!!!!!

[AzDar]

2. This Corporate abomination needs to be KILLED. With FIRE.

[roguevalley]

3. I will help you. However, I think the worm is turning and when the election is

over and bernie has won, lost of shit will change. Fuck with the internet and there will be war.

[davidpdx]

4. This is one of the main reasons I oppose the TPP

Even though the country I live in, South Korea, is not yet a part of it, I believe they will be forced to after the other countries ratify it. The problem with movies, music, television, etc. is the way the content is distributed. If you are outside the US, you are out of luck.

I just heard a week ago that Amazon Fire works here so that is possible, but still pretty limited in content. Same with Netflix, which is suppose to start next year (again though there is no guarantee they won't pull out after 6 months). Even with those the amount of content is limited.

I watch about 13 programs on a rotating basis (some air at different times of the year) on a variety of networks (some of the major networks, some one cable, and one on Netflix). I've got a very large external hard drive and if the TPP passes I may be buying additional ones and downloading a shitload of stuff.

[Recursion]

5. Aren't they mostly in China as it is, for exactly that reason? (nt)