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Published 8 years ago by Maternitus with 5 Comments

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  • Project2501 (edited 8 years ago)
    +5

    Got this pointed out: (EDIT: From the section on electronic commerce )

    Article 14.17: Source Code

    1. No Party shall require the transfer of, or access to, source code of software owned by a person of another Party, as a condition for the import, distribution, sale or use of such software, or of products containing such software, in its territory.

    2. For the purposes of this Article, software subject to paragraph 1 is limited to mass - market software or products containing such software and does not include software used for critical infrastructure.

    Gotta love open source philosophy still being restricted. Will continue to be a criminal, thanks.

    • Project2501 (edited 8 years ago)
      +5

      I have been told the following clause would be the part that protects FOSS

      3. Nothing in this Article shall preclude: (a) the inclusion or implementation of terms and conditions related to the provision of source code in commercially negotiated contracts;

      Anyone fluent in legalise, and how the GNU GPL might apply? (EDITED: For clarity).

      • AdelleChattre (edited 8 years ago)
        +7

        Looking to TPP for safeguards around open source is like picking out which is the cute one in a nest of baby rattlesnakes.

        • Project2501
          +5

          While I don't disagree, it is the one topic that has the same culture around the globe, and will be the one I fight for.

          Healthcare, specifically IP rights for drugs, were already being forced down our throats by Americans. Mandates for State owned corporations to be less about the people, but more about maximising profits, is something that only matters to some. Let alone takes on what is acceptable on national tarifs on things like agriculture.

          There is nothing I have seen I liked about this thing from prior leaks, and I haven't had the time to comb through the pdfs myself yet. The problem lies with the culture around the talks, where if you don't toe the line, your country is out of the "cool kids club" when it comes to international trade, which even after all these years, and treaties, is a contentious topic that literally fuels numerous economies.

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