[pp.int.general] The real 'party with a difference'

[Reinier Bakels]

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>    I commented only on the economics. The political side is that the WIPO 
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>    as a (old) UN agency tries to put some counterweight on the scale to 
> the =
>    US-dominated World Trade Organisation, that imposed the "TRIPS =
>    Agreement" on many nations. The deal is: more intellectual property vs. 
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>    easier acces to the world market.
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> It is a bad idea to describe anything with the term "intellectual 
> property".
> The fact that the WTO uses the term is a sign it is up to no good.
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> The name "TRIPS" is propaganda.  So as not to repeat the propaganda, I
> call that treaty TRIPES: Trade-Restricting Impediments to Production,
> Education and Science.  This name has the advantage of more clearly
> stating the treaty's principal effects.

I could not agree more. Similar concerns apply to "free trade agreements" 
that are effectively exactly the opposite from what their name suggests!
reinier