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It's bad for consumers; if the US were to sign the TPP, it would be a backdoor way to force legislation large copyright holders want and the American public doe

• mozumder 10y ago
  A lot of the IP issues with TPP are exactly what I meant when it benefits Americans more than other countries, since foreign countries tend to be less restrictive about intellectual property rights. Also, we really need a Powerpoint summarizing all the issues, both for and against, from all perspectives, with TPP. It's such a huge agreement, and taking only some aspects into consideration, such as IP rights, shouldn't invalidate other aspects of it. It should be considered as a whole.
  • mattnewton 10y ago
    Part of the reason why it needs to be killed is because there is so much in it, and it is an all-or-nothing deal negotiated in secret! These ip ideas have been brought forth before in American Law and unequivocally been voted down. And an attempted end-run around the American legislative branch should be opposed on principal by Americans, even if the letter of the law seemed germane. There is a reason it wasn't done in daylight.