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Pacific trade negotiators push hard for deal

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I hope they don't yield to US pressure for longer industrial protection on patents. If they do it won't be long before the US is pushing for 100 year patent terms, just like the copyright industry has.

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Hurrah! TPP has been defeated. Kudos to all those who brought about its downfall.

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mukashiyokattaOCT. 04, 2015 - 01:27AM JST Hurrah! TPP has been defeated. Kudos to all those who brought about its downfall.

Don't get too excited just yet. Setback? Yes. Defeated? Probably not. I imagine those who brought this about, were not voices of average citizens, but that of greedy lobbyist, corporations and politicians. Hopefully they will ultimately be the cause of their own downfall.

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