What would be it's impact in India ? On Nov 28, 2015 6:05 PM, "Jayanta Nath" <jayanta...@gmail.com> wrote:
> FYI > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: *Shlomi Fish* <shlo...@shlomifish.org> > Date: Wednesday 25 November 2015 > Subject: [Wikimedia-l] Fw: Just say no to TPP > To: Wikimedia Foundation Mailing List <foundatio...@lists.wikimedia.org> > > > Forwarding here from the Creative Commons distribution list. Please sign > the > petition. > > Regards, > > Shlomi Fish > > Begin forwarded message: > > Date: Tue, 24 Nov 2015 12:08:27 -0600 > From: "Creative Commons" <i...@creativecommons.org> > To: Shlomi Fish <shlo...@shlomifish.org> > Subject: Just say no to TPP > > > Creative Commons > After five years of secret negotiations between governments and corporate > lobbyists, the public has finally seen the text of the Trans-Pacific > Partnership (TPP), and the details are bad. > > The provisions covering intellectual property directly threaten the public > interest and the commons. We believe the TPP should be rejected, and we > need > everyone opposed to this attack on the commons to stand with us. > > Add your name to oppose the TPP! > < > https://donate.creativecommons.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=4098&qid=2228998 > > > > The TPP increases the term of copyright an additional 20 years for half of > the > participating countries. This makes no sense. Copyright already lasts far > longer than is necessary—life of the author plus 50 years in most parts of > the > world. > > And extending copyright has real costs. New Zealand estimates that > lengthening > copyright will cost the public $55 million per year. In Canada, it could > exceed > $100 million per year. > > The public is losing out when millions of creative works are kept locked up > under copyright instead of rising into the public domain, where they can be > used freely by anyone. > > It’s not too late to make your voice heard. The participating governments > now > have to decide whether to ratify it. > > We think the TPP should be rejected. Do you agree? > > Only a groundswell of opposition can stop the TPP, and it starts with your > signature and comments against the harmful TPP. Sign today! > < > https://donate.creativecommons.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=4098&qid=2228998 > > > > To opt-out of any future mailings from Creative Commons, simply visit this > URL: > > https://donate.creativecommons.org/civicrm/mailing/optout?reset=1&jid=1822&qid=2228998&h=2b0292eac28a0a10 > > Creative Commons > PO Box 1866 > Mountain View, CA > 94042 > United States > > > > https://donate.creativecommons.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=4096&qid=2228998 > Contact CC at i...@creativecommons.org. > > -- > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > Shlomi Fish http://www.shlomifish.org/ > “So, who the hell is Qoheleth?” - http://shlom.in/qoheleth > > Officer: Captain, there’s a new star system a few thousands of lightyears > away, and its sun has an irregular shape. > — http://www.shlomifish.org/humour/Star-Trek/We-the-Living-Dead/ > > Please reply to list if it's a mailing list post - http://shlom.in/reply . > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > wikimedi...@lists.wikimedia.org > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/guidelineswikimedi...@lists.wikimedia.org> > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimediaindia-l mailing list > Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > To unsubscribe from the list / change mailing preferences visit > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l > >
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