US Fails To Close TPP Deal As Wikileaks Exposes Discord

Hard to believe that these talks are conducted in secret behind closed door. It is quite clear the some of the proposals are strictly designed to serve powerful interest groups. Great work by Wikileaks to put this in the public arena.

I didn't know that the one of the things we (the U.S.) are pushing for is patents on surgical procedures. The mind boggles. And then it fucking explodes.

For the US, failure is a feature, not a bug.<p>The TPPA started as a deal between a variety of east Asian and Pacific nations in what the US regards as its back yard. The last thing the US wants is China becoming more cosy with US dependents such as New Zealand, Australia, or the Philippines. For the US, joining the deal, and then forcing it to either confirm to US wishes, or breaking it entirely are much, much better options than losing influence in the region.

What kills me is that they want copyrights to be extended again. Copyrights are already last too long as it is.

<i>&quot;making surgical procedures patentable&quot;</i> - in what sick world do we live in?!<p>I give the United States a maximum of 10-15 years before it will collapse due to massive civic unrest. (Which will undoubtedly be handled the Chinese way, with all the military equipment the police gets these days)

This is worse than what the NSA is doing as this will have a direct impact on EVERYONE, not just electronic users. This will also affect the poor and underprivileged more proportionately as well. I wonder why news organizations are not getting more involved and publicizing how bad this treaty truly is. It&#x27;s ridiculous that governments who say they promote democracy demand that treaty negotiations are completely secret.

Everyone knows coupling is bad. Why couple the laws of such disparate cultures into one big ball of mud?

Copyright for life + 70 years? Are they insane?<p>Just insanely greedy I guess.

The more open the debate the less likely the US can dictate to the rest of the world.

American, here. Thank God for Australia. Looks like they&#x27;re pushing back on US legal nonsense. The primary function of the US legal system is to protect the interests of the powerful.