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Full Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement Intellectual Property Chapter Analyzed (freezenet.ca)
Dangerous_Minds writes: Freezenet seems to be the first website to publish a full run-down of the final draft of the Intellectual Property chapter in the Trans-Pacific Partnership. The leak was published on Wikileaks earlier. The analysis seems to confirm what the EFF has said, saying that the chapter "confirms our worst fears about the agreement, and dashes the few hopes that we held out that its most onerous provisions wouldn't survive to the end of the negotiations." The analysis focuses mainly on copyright enforcement on the Internet and the impact the chapter would have on personal devices, VPN services, and ISPs. One noteworthy find by Freezenet is the inclusion of a "TPP Commission" which would decide when different countries are supposed to meet outside of the 10-year cycle, discussing "market circumstances" of "the development of new pharmaceutical products." What other roles the TPP Commission takes on is unclear given that it is not mentioned anywhere else in the chapter.
No, more like by the horse they rode in on.
This is yet another example of idiot governments rolling over and giving corporations everything they want, and utterly failing to serve the people who voted for them.
This shit needs to stop. Because governments should be looking out for our interests, instead of lying to us and telling us what is good for corporations benefits us.
Welcome to the oligarchy kids. We're all pretty much fucked now.
Lost at C:>. Found at C.
Except with healthcare. More government control has been proven to be a good thing.
... and roads. Also public health and sanitation. And peace and public order. And the aqueduct. But apart from the aqueduct, roads, public health, sanitation, peace, public order, education, and healthcare, what have the Romans ... uh, government, what has the government done for us?
however in a free market capitalism monopolies are temporary and their existence depends on them providing a good enough product / service in the most cost effective way possible.
...or product dumping, price fixing, dividing markets, buying up competitors etc. etc.
In the real world businesses hate competition, and will do anything legal to prevent it.