Internet service providers would be asked to block websites without a court ruling and there would be 20 year retroactive copyright term extensions, according to Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) documents released by Wikileaks.
There would also be new criminal penalties for the circumvention of Digital Rights Management (DRM).
For example, authorities could “order the destruction of devices and products found to be involved in the prohibited activity.”
According to a report by the EFF, one of the scariest parts of the TPP is that not only can an individual be made liable to fines and criminal penalties, but that any materials and implements used in the creation of infringing copies can also be destroyed.
“This could lead to a family’s home computer becoming seized simply because of its use in sharing files online, or for ripping Blu-Ray movies to a media centre,” said the EFF. For the full article click here
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