It is... difficult for me to find a copy of the general Definitions section of the TPP, so I have to guess. :(<p>&gt; No Party shall require the transfer of, or access to, source code of software owned by a person of another Party, as a condition for the import, distribution, sale or use of such software, or of products containing such software, in its territory.<p>The meaning of this sentence hinges on the definition of the word &quot;Party&quot;. My <i>guess</i> is that a &quot;Party&quot; is a signatory of the treaty.<p>So, my read on this is that no <i>government</i> &quot;shall require the transfer of &amp; etc of source code...&quot; &quot;as a condition for the import, distribution &amp; etc...&quot; of software that is owned by someone (or something) that is not a citizen or is not based in that country.<p>I suspect that software made <i>and</i> sold within a given country would <i>not</i> be subject to this restriction.<p>I&#x27;m not clear on how this interacts with multinational corporations. I&#x27;m not <i>entirely</i> clear on how this affects state or local governments. (I expect that Federal treaties trump state and local law, but I&#x27;m not sure.)<p>I&#x27;m also not certain that my analysis is correct.<p>Edit: Ooh. I <i>really</i> super wonder how this interacts with code for which the original author(s) has relinquished all ownership and interest in. ;)