trans pacific partnership
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The Trans Pacific Partnership Is As Good As Dead (For Now)
At least there’s one not-entirely-terrible side effect of last week’s US presidential election. Over the weekend, the Obama administration conceded that with the incoming Republican president-elect an avowed enemy of globalisation, it would effectively abandon the Trans-Pacific Partnership — a free trade agreement between the US, Australia and 10 other Pacific Rim countries with a…
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The Aus-Korea Free Trade Agreement Could Sink iiNet’s Piracy Ruling
The Korea-Australia Free Trade Agreement (KAFTA) aims to open up commerce between Australia and its third largest trading partner, removing tariffs on the export of wheat, sugar, wine and other commodities. There’s a sticking point, though; Korea wants our Copyright Act amended to compel ISPs to prevent piracy, and iiNet’s landmark piracy trial ruling canceled…
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The Trans-Pacific Partnership Explained In Under Five Minutes
The Trans-Pacific Partnership is a curious beast. On the one hand, it’s one of the biggest legal sledgehammers ever to rear it’s cross-continental head, and it would bring some of the worst elements of US copyright law to Australian shores. On the other hand, not many people know about it. Here’s how you can explain…