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Memories of the 28th Century

Miscellaneous thoughts about miscellaneous matters

  1. Tying Up Trade (TPP)

    by , 05-26-2015 at 07:56 PM (Memories of the 28th Century)
    This afternoon I started looking at information about the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). I had expected that it was just another treaty to give advantages to some countries over others in trade with the U.S.A., but it turns out that it is much more complicated, and it appears to be designed to give advantages to corporations and individuals, rather than to countries. I find it strange that it also seeks to change U.S. statute laws, such as copyright law through treaty, rather than the old-fashioned ...