Comments on: Watching the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)

By: Clare Curran

Clare Curran — Wed, 26 May 2010 01:48:38 +0000

@Brenda Drat. Is there a hashtag for it then? I like hashtags. I do like a nice cup of tea though. Maybe the #TPP people are something to do with Boston?

By: Brenda Wallace

Brenda Wallace — Wed, 26 May 2010 01:25:39 +0000

shame the hashtag #TPP was taken by “tea party partiots”, whoever they are.

mmmmmm. tea.

By: Nevyn

Nevyn — Sun, 23 May 2010 13:45:08 +0000

Seems the US have shown what their priorities are.

Their agenda seems to simply bully other nations into giving up their rights in order to be more in line with U.S. policy. While I’m sure people all over the world have been saying that we neeed to work together on matters of the Internet, it seems no one is interested in doing this for anything other than that rather loosely termed non-entity called “Intellectual Property”.

Imagine if this sort of effort were expended on more morally objectionable issues such as child pornography. Is everything about profit?!?

By: lawgeeknz

lawgeeknz — Sat, 22 May 2010 21:51:19 +0000

Yes, it would certain,y be easier for US content industries, via their trade representatives, to bully the TPP countries without the bulwark that Europe has provided in the ACTA negotiations. These people are like a hydra – no sooner have you cut off one head than another springs up biting you from behind, so good to have as many people as possible on the lookout.

By: Maryan Street

Maryan Street — Sat, 22 May 2010 20:37:44 +0000

As well as watching out for IP in this slowly moving agreement, we will need to watch the machinations of the US dairy lobby and a possible assault on Pharmac too.

By: Spud

Spud — Sat, 22 May 2010 09:55:07 +0000