Obama Nominates SOPA Lobbyist for TPP Trade Post

[kentuck]

http://www.thenation.com/blog/178575/obama-nominates-sopa-lobbyist-tpp-trade-post

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This morning, President Obama nominated Robert Holleyman as deputy US trade representative. If confirmed by the US Senate, Holleyman will help lead the effort to pass the controversial Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal.

Notably, Holleyman is a former lobbyist who led efforts to pass the Stop Online Piracy Act legislation, better known as SOPA, when he was leader of the Business Software Alliance. The SOPA debate (along with its sister legislation, PROTECT-IP, in the Senate) brought a spotlight on industry efforts to undermine Internet freedom through what many considered to be draconian intellectual property policy.

Critics have pointed out, the leaked TPP documents relating to TPP negotiations reveal that the United States is seeking to resurrect portions of the SOPA bill through the TPP, namely, holding Internet Service Providers liable for hosting copyright infringement and extending the copyright life of certain corporate-owned copyrights. As Washington Post blogger Henry Farrell noted, the proposed TPP provisions suggest the deal will advance intellectual property rules that “could not [be] achieved through an open democratic process.”

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[DJ13]

1. At least President Obama is consistent

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. Oh yes...

Consistently wrong in regard to the TPP.

[TM99]

3. And consistently a corporatist.

You gotta love that Chicago style politics.

[TM99]

4. "Could not acheived through an open democratic process"

Right there in that statement is all we really need to know. The TPP is a secretive little piece of signature legislation that is a fucking gift to corporations and a curse for the people. SOPA now has a back-door into existence that it was denied previously.

And bluntly I am frankly rather pissed that this topic has 3 replies within 10 hours.

[TheKentuckian]

5. The article only has like seven, just keep getting the truth out