[free-software-melb] EFA: Final Leaked TPP Text is All That We Feared

2015-10-15 Thread Ben Finney
Howdy all, As discussed at this month's FSM meeting, the Trans-Pacific Partnership has been signed by many countries including Australia — all prior to any of those countries's citizens get to discuss what's in the agreement. The Electronic Frontiers Foundation analysed the final leaked text of

[free-software-melb] 'There Is No Human Right To Patent Protection' -- UN Special Rapporteur

2015-10-15 Thread Andrew Pam
"There is no human right to patent protection. The right to protection of moral and material interests cannot be used to defend patent laws that inadequately respect the right to participate in cultural life, to enjoy the benefits of scientific progress and its applications, to scientific freedoms