Computer Science | Grinnell College

We will be discussing the Trans-Pacific Partnership—specifically its implications for computing, intellectual property—at CS Table next week. There has been a lot of news coverage of this agreement recently, but we have selected a summary from the New York Times along with arguments in favor and against from Qualcomm and the Electronic Frontier Foundation, respectively:

• The Trans-Pacific Partnership Trade Accord Explained, by Kevin Granville. New York Times, October 5, 2015.
• Why the TPP Trade Agreement is Great for Wireless Technology. Qualcomm OnQ Blog, October 23, 2015.
• The Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement. Electronic Frontier Foundation, 2015.
I encourage you to look over these articles and follow some or all of the many linked documents that describe specific pieces of the agreement in depth. The Office of the United States Trade Representative has a summary of the entire agreement available online as well: https://ustr.gov/about-us/policy-offices/press-office/press-releases/201....