Software Freedom Conservancy opined today:
http://sfconservancy.org/blog/2015/nov/09/gpl-tpp/
Tldr: no threat to GPL; still bad overall.
Luis (reminding everyone that I am no longer with WMF legal, so this is not a
legal/policy position of the Foundation :)
— Snt frm a dvice
On Fri, Nov 6, 2015 at 9:08 AM, David Gerard <[email protected]> wrote:
> At least some lawyers have opined otherwise. Wonder if the FSF or SFLC
> have said anything yet ...
> - d.
> On 6 November 2015 at 16:57, Brion Vibber <[email protected]> wrote:
>> 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 <[email protected]> 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 <[email protected]> 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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