TransPacifc Partnership (TPP) Players Conspiring to Subvert Open Internet

Fair Deal International

by OpenMedia.org

Lobbyists and government representatives from a dozen countries are meeting in Peru at this very moment to "accelerate" their work on the TPP's Internet censorship rules. We're firing back by launching a special international coalition called Our Fair Deal to stop those who want to criminalize and censor our use of the Internet. We hope we can count on you to join us.

Take action! [ http://ourfairdeal.org/?utm_source=130516blast&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=fairdeal ]

Here's a special update from your OpenMedia.org team.

New reports state that you've made Internet censorship a "challenging" issue for those behind the extreme Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement.[1] In response, lobbyists and government representatives from a dozen countries are meeting in Peru at this very moment to "accelerate" the secretive process.[2]

We've got a plan. Our supporters recently told us[3] we should build our own international Internet freedom partnership of citizens, civil society groups, and innovative businesses from around the world.

So, today we're launching a new international coalition called Our Fair Deal. You can be a founding member and stand against Internet censorship at this unique moment by signing onto our statement of principle:

"We reject copyright proposals that restrict the open Internet, access to knowledge, economic opportunity, and our fundamental rights."

Thanks to over 133,318 of you who already sent a message to key government representatives like TPP chief Michael Froman, we're starting to have an impact -- but this means the Big Media lobby is throwing everything they have at us.[4] We can't let these lobbyists manipulate our government representatives and ruin our future.

We have coalition partners on the ground in Peru who will speak directly to the TPP "negotiators", but in order to have leverage they need to show they have large numbers behind them.

Building the 'Our Fair Deal' coalition is our only chance to stop Big Media from censoring and criminalizing the web. Click here -- OurFairDeal.org -- to join us now before it's too late.

Let's build a united front against those who would brutalize Internet users and innovators with excessive fines and criminal charges.[5]

– Steve, Josh and Lindsey on behalf of your OpenMedia team

P.S. Those of us behind your nimble OpenMedia.org team are doing our very best to stand up against those who wish to take away your Internet freedom. Please chip whatever you can today so we can continue.