TPP – GFOSS – Open Technologies Alliance

Keep the #internet #creative, #free and #open

24 November 2015 by Ellak-Editor

Stop the TPP! 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 … Read more

Trans-Pacific Partnership Would Harm User Rights and the Commons

17 November 2015 by Pkst

The final text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) was released earlier this month. The gigantic agreement contains sweeping provisions regarding environmental regulation, pharmaceutical procurement, intellectual property, labor standards, food safety, and many other things. If adopted, it would be the most sweeping expansion of international restrictions on copyright in over two decades. Over the last five years, the TPP … Read more