[Foundation-l] [SOPA etc.] [FSF] Fwd: Blood in the water: Brett Smith reports from the latest Trans-Pacific Partnership Stakeholder Forum

[Osmar Valdebenito]

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) <nemowiki at 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 <info at 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>.
>
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