On Fri, Nov 6, 2015 at 9:08 AM, David Gerard <dgerard@gmail.com> 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 <bvibber@wikimedia.org> 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 <dgerard@gmail.com> 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 <gnangarra@gmail.com> 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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