Essentially, BookBaby, has found that charging
legitimate authors an upfront fee to process and distribute their ebooks may cause some to ultimately opt for one
of the sites that makes its profit out
of royalties rather than pay an initial
investment; however, this same business model
means that spam and piracy can be kept to a minimum as get - rich - quick scammers are loathe to shell out the upfront cost.
The balance struck within a TPP chapter between measures designed to facilitate international trade and / or
investment and a host state's sovereign right to regulate as a
means of achieving
legitimate policy objectives, including the protection
of human rights, health, the environment, public morals, cultural institutions, the financial sector or intellectual property.