The text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement was released by TPP Parties on 5 November 2015 and can be accessed by chapter. The text will continue to undergo legal review and will be translated into French and Spanish language versions prior to signature.
All 30 Chapters and all Annexes are available for download as a single .zip file.
Note: Subsequent to this story being submitted, Ars Technica published an article Obama praises Trans-Pacific Partnership accord as full text is released which notes:
The President Barack Obama administration and other countries released the entire 2,000-page Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement on Thursday—a proposed 12-nation pact dealing with everything from intellectual property to human rights. It took five years of secret negotiations to finalize but only a moment for Obama to praise the pact publicly.
[...] The nations in the accord include the US, Japan, Australia, Peru, Malaysia, Vietnam, New Zealand, Chile, Singapore, Canada, Mexico, and Brunei. They represent about 40 percent of the global economy.
The article goes on to list some of the benefits (tariffs lowered or removed) and controversies (exports US copyright law regarding how long a copyright lasts to be life of author plus 70 years after death.)
So, now that the full text is out and available for review, what say you Soylentils? Does it provide a good balance for all parties involved? What are the upsides and downsides? Who are the winners and losers?
(Score: 4, Insightful) by Nerdfest on Thursday November 05 2015, @09:46PM
From what I can see, there's little or no benefit for any citizens, and plenty of benefits for large corporations. That seems to be the current definition of "balance" though, when it comes to rights, freedoms, the environment, privacy, etc.
(Score: 5, Insightful) by Mr Big in the Pants on Thursday November 05 2015, @10:36PM
e.g.
"The TPP means that America will write the rules of the road in the 21st century,"
Should read:
"The TPP means that Large American corporations will write the rules of the road in the 21st century,"
FTFY Obama, you disingenuous sell out.
PS: In no way am I implying any of the other US candidates are any different.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday November 05 2015, @11:29PM
The TPP means that Large corporations with allegiance to no one but only want more money will write the rules of the road in the 21st century.
FTFY, because even though they currently "live" in the USA, doesn't mean they won't leave. In addition, you don't really owe a duty to the shareholders as they are either part of the amorphous blob or are large professional investors who know the real game.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday November 06 2015, @01:49AM
Yep, so many of these companies are doing the Double Irish and Dutch Sandwich to avoid tax.
http://www.investopedia.com/terms/d/double-irish-with-a-dutch-sandwich.asp [investopedia.com]
(Score: 2) by Thexalon on Friday November 06 2015, @02:52AM
Well, there is Bernie Sanders, who has consistently opposed NAFTA, GATT, the WTO, and the TPP. Who knows what he'd do if actually elected, of course, but if his past is any indication he'd probably not be selling out the way Obama has.
The only thing that stops a bad guy with a compiler is a good guy with a compiler.
(Score: 2) by Mr Big in the Pants on Friday November 06 2015, @03:26AM
1) My comment neither confirmed nor rejected the hypothesis and was there to undo any concrete statement.
2) Sanders has not had a chance to sell out the way Obama has as you mention.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday November 06 2015, @02:50PM
FTFY Obama, you disingenuous sell out.
You think billions in 'campaign donations' dont come with strings attached do you? The do. Big obligations.
I am voting for 'none of the above' next year. I am with Brewster.
(Score: 2) by Mr Big in the Pants on Saturday November 07 2015, @12:24AM
WTF are you ranting about?
As is obvious from my post this is EXACTLY what I think.