&gt; What really would not make sense would be for an international treaty to restrict what a country can do with its own software in that country<p>That&#x27;s why people are concerned about the TPP, it appears to do exactly that. Not just in case of source code audits, but in general TPP seems to limit a country&#x27;s ability to pass new legislation pretty significantly, including in areas that are not related to global trade (e.g. IP).