The TPP and GIFs
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Do you like animated GIFs? I don’t care much about them but many do, especially in the sports world. Among the many horrible things about the Trans Pacific Partnership is that it seriously threatens GIFs because this pro-corporate agreement tightens copyright protections for corporations. Given how the NFL just cracked down on Gawker and SB Nation, this is a real thing, just like the Investor State Dispute Settlement courts that undermine national sovereignty and protect American corporate rights around the world at the cost of people’s basic enjoyment of images.