# How bad is the Trans Pacific Partnership for the Internet? **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [March 13, 2016, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bad-is-the-trans-pacific-partnership-for-the-internet/748843 "2016-03-13T06:17:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Leaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4bbf92/32.png) [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2016, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bad-is-the-trans-pacific-partnership-for-the-internet/748843/1 "2016-03-13T06:17:08Z")
So the Trans Pacific Partnership has been discussed before, but apparently, its text is public. Among other things, I have seen the following claims: [ul] [li]Article 18, Section J “requires ISPs to take down sites without court order.”[/li][li]Article 18.63 internationalizes the most restrictive aspects of American copyright law WITHOUT fair use exceptions.[/li][li]Article 18.68 makes it “illegal to unlock, modify, or tinker with a device you own.”[/li][li]Article 9, ISDS, “gives companies the right to sue governments for not protecting their intellectual property.”[/li][/ul] So how bad is it, really? I’ve heard dire warnings about it in the past, but now it appears that specifics can actually be discussed. ---
**Author:** ![Leaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4bbf92/32.png) [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2016, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bad-is-the-trans-pacific-partnership-for-the-internet/748843/2 "2016-03-13T06:33:04Z")
… And it just occurred to me that although it’s easily Google-able, it’s probably polite to post a link to said text. [Here we go.](https://ustr.gov/trade-agreements/free-trade-agreements/trans-pacific-partnership/tpp-full-text)