> > Techdirt is a rather *hopeful* source, but ... > > http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120703/12112119569/ustrs-surprise-turnaround-now-advocating-limitations-exceptions-to-copyright.shtml > > "Given the USTR's general lack of transparency and intellectually > insulting attitude towards anyone who questions TPP and ACTA > transparency, I don't trust the USTR on its commitment to this... but > I have been hearing from multiple sources that the protests against > SOPA and ACTA have had a big impact on the administration's thinking > on intellectual property issues... and that the MPAA/RIAA folks are > not at all happy about the latest version of the USTR's IP chapter. > There have also been multiple assurances that the USTR will fight > strongly to make sure that this language on exceptions remains in the > agreement, even if some of its "advisers" from the legacy content > industry don't like it. That suggests that maybe, just maybe, some > voices of reason have gotten through to the USTR." > > Well done, all. The SOPA protest would have gone nowhere without Wikipedia. > > > - d. >
A propos ACTA and protests: http://www.change.org/petitions/european-parliament-acta-stop-mixing-human-rights-with-trade Przykuta _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l