That means a signatory state can't demand that closed-source software
provide source code to the state as a condition of shipping their software
in that state. Has nothing to do with GPL-style licensing, where the
copyright owner is the one doing the disclosing of source.
-- brion
On Fri, Nov 6, 2015 at 8:03 AM, David Gerard <dgerard(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Takes out the GPL too:
http://keionline.org/node/2363
(yep, the TPP is every bit as good as we were expecting)
I anticipate a sudden tech coalition at that one, which we should get in
on.
- d.
On 6 November 2015 at 12:22, Gnangarra <gnangarra(a)gmail.com> wrote:
We have a new problem to face in the coming
months assuming countries
ratify the Trans Pacific Partnership
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trans-Pacific_Partnership
The text of the agreement has been released in the last 24 hours, early
commentary is indicating that copyright changes will occur restoring
copyright to some works that are currently PD.
http://boingboing.net/2015/11/06/how-tpp-will-clobber-canadas.html
According reports this will affect media sourced in Canada where
copyright
will be extended from 50-70 years meaning that
image sin this period may
need to be deleted both on commons and on en:wp, Australian sourced
images
face a similar issue as will other countries.
Rather than a piece meal commons copyright battle, and a duplicate one on
en:wp being lead by unqualified wikilawyers resulting in project
discrepancies. I'm calling on the community to take more holistic
approach
and request that the WMF ask for its legal eagles
to give an edict we can
take or communities to explain what will happen in each jurisdiction as
the
TPP is ratified.
This will also give us guidance as to how Affiliates can approach and
support activities locally to ensure material that is already freely
available remains so.
--
G
ideon
President Wikimedia Australia
WMAU:
http://www.wikimedia.org.au/wiki/User:Gnangarra
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