[TriLUG] TPP could invalidate the GPL
Bill Farrow via TriLUG
trilug at trilug.org
Fri Nov 6 16:27:17 EST 2015
On Fri, Nov 6, 2015 at 4:19 PM, Michael Hall via TriLUG
<trilug at trilug.org> wrote:
> I believe that the "Party" referenced there is one of the national
> governments that has signed the TPP agreement. That means that China,
> for example, can't require that Microsoft provide it with the source
> code to Windows as a condition of selling Windows in China.
OK, that invalidates my argument, thanks. I found the definition in
the General Definitions section: "Party means any State or separate
customs territory for which this Agreement is in force;"
Congress has under 60 days left to do their due diligence before this
get's signed into law...
Bill
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