Daily Archives: November 13, 2013


The leaked Trans-Pacific Partnership treaty shows why these negotiations should never…

The leaked Trans-Pacific Partnership treaty shows why these negotiations should never EVER happen in private

Because the TPP like ACTA before it has been negotiated in secret, lobbyists for entrenched business interests have been able to push for dramatically increased intellectual property enforcement when we should be doing the opposite. These moves would be terrible for the public and only benefit big businesses like pharmaceutical companies and the entertainment industry. This treaty must be rejected. ?

US patent moves are ‘profoundly bad’ in leaked TPP treaty
The year’s most controversial secret treaty just became very, very public. WikiLeaks has posted a full copy of the Trans-Pacific Partnership proposals from this August, revealing many provisions…