A few weeks ago, there was a lot of fuss about TPP here in Chile because of the secret negotiations. A lot of comparisons with SOPA, PIPA and ACTA were raised and also criticism about it. After the campaign against the TPP, the Chilean government published a memo saying that intellectual propierty is currently being discussed so there are no agreement *yet* http://informa.gob.cl/comunicados-archivo/declaracion-publica-negociaciones-comerciales-del-acuerdo-transpacifico-tpp/
TPP is a free trade agreement being discussed by Chile, New Zealand, Singapore, Australia, the United States, Peru, Vietnam, Brunei and Malaysia. Osmar Valdebenito Gaete Presidente de Wikimedia Chile http://www.wikimediachile.cl 2012/3/6 Federico Leva (Nemo) <nemow...@gmail.com> > Seems worth a forward given that it mentions the SOPA protest as one of > the main causes for a better acceptance of sensible copyright lobby (true > or not?). > > Nemo > > -------- Messaggio originale -------- > Oggetto: Blood in the water: Brett Smith reports from the latest > Trans-Pacific Partnership Stakeholder Forum > Data: Mon, 05 Mar 2012 20:22:38 -0500 > Mittente: Free Software Foundation <i...@fsf.org> > > I'm in Melbourne to advocate for free software users and developers at > the latest round of negotiations for the Trans-Pacific Partnership > Agreement (TPP), and I'm chomping at the bit to share a little good news > with you all. The tone of the discussion here has turned much more > friendly to us—and *it's thanks to your activism.* > > Officially, the TPP negotiations are secret, but based on leaked text > and what we've heard from negotiators, it looks like once again the > United States will try to use this trade agreement to promote even more > draconian copyright, patent, and anti-circumvention legislation > internationally. In past negotiating rounds > </blogs/community/fsf-speaks-**against-tpp>, negotiators heard plenty of > opposition to such proposals from the groups you'd expect, like the FSF, > Knowledge Ecology International, and the Electronic Frontier Foundation. > Now, that tent is expanding. > > TPP negotiators have seen the overwhelmingly negative response to SOPA, > PIPA, and ACTA, and it worries them. They want to make sure the same > fate doesn't befall TPP, and several stakeholder presentations have been > framed to offer a solution to just that problem. We and our allies have > the easiest job of that: we simply point out that our concerns match the > protestors', and TPP can do better by heeding our suggestions. > Technology industry groups are now more vocally expressing their > concerns and explicitly positioning themselves opposite big copyright > companies. Even our political opponents feel pressured to adopt this > frame: Gina Vetere from the US Chamber of Commerce took pains to note > that TPP does not include SOPA's provisions, and suggested that the > lesson to learn from the SOPA debate was that “all stakeholders” support > the DMCA's approach to copyright enforcement. (I made sure to set the > record straight during her Q&A!) > > Your activism around SOPA, PIPA, and ACTA—your protests, your phone > calls and letters to legislators, your Web site blackouts—have had a > real positive impact on the terms of the discussion here in Melbourne. > Of course, that doesn't mean our work on TPP is done. Everyone's well > aware that the US trade delegation, and the companies that stand to > benefit from its work, are bullheaded and persistent. But negotiators > are taking our concerns more seriously than ever before. I thank you for > the effort that got us to this moment, and I'll do everything I can to > make the most of it during the negotiations. > > *Help keep the pressure up!* TPP hasn't received enough attention to > date—because the negotiations are secret, many media outlets assume > there's nothing to report. Spread the word however you can—through > blogs, mailing lists, and social media—to let your friends and > colleagues know that TPP is a threat just as serious as ACTA or SOPA. > Negotiators will meet several times over the course of 2012 as they rush > to finalize the text. If they're coming to your town, that's a great > opportunity for activism like protests and public events. We'll have > more details after negotiations conclude in Melbourne, and we're > planning follow-up posts with more ideas for how you can help. > > We also plan to attend more TPP Stakeholder Forums so we can continue > advocating for free software users and developers throughout the > drafting process. Please support our efforts (and help cover the travel > costs!) by joining as an Associate Member or making a donation </join>. > > > -- > Follow us on identi.ca at http://identi.ca/fsf | Subscribe to our blogs > via RSS at http://fsf.org/blogs/RSS > Join us as an associate member at http://fsf.org/jf > > ______________________________**_________________ > foundation-l mailing list > foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.**org <foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org> > Unsubscribe: > https://lists.wikimedia.org/**mailman/listinfo/foundation-l<https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l> > _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
