[Duraspace] Corporate Sovereignty Trumps National Laws; Here's How The US Thinks It Can Get Around That | Techdirt

[Hilton Gibson]

*That threat of being sued in international courts for non-compliance with
treaties is precisely how corporations have used international agreements
to force the signatories to strengthen protection for copyright and patents
thanks to measures they themselves lobbied for, and to block any moves to
change the law in favor of the public.*

https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150422/07171130753/corporate-sovereignty-trumps-national-laws-heres-how-us-thinks-it-can-get-around-that.shtml
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