Treaty negotiated in secret between 12 nations ‘would trample over individual rights and free expression’, says Julian Assange […]
WikiLeaks has released the draft text of a chapter of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement, a multilateral free-trade treaty currently being negotiated in secret by 12 Pacific Rim nations.
The full agreement covers a number of areas, but the chapter published by WikiLeaks focuses on intellectual property rights, an area of law which has effects in areas as diverse as pharmaceuticals and civil liberties.
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http://www.theguardian.com/media/2013/nov/13/wikileaks-trans-pacific-partnership-chapter-secret