[TriLUG] TPP could invalidate the GPL

[Ed Blackman via TriLUG]

On Fri, Nov 06, 2015 at 02:59:09PM -0500, Bill Farrow via TriLUG wrote:
> The Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal has just been made
> public after 8+ years of secret negotiations.
> 
> This deal could ban the GPL:
> "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."
>   http://keionline.org/node/2363

Sorry for the late reply to the thread, but I just read a blog post at 
the Software Freedom Conservancy on this topic: 
https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2015/nov/09/gpl-tpp/

The post analyzes why that particular provision won't impact the 
enforcement of copyleft licencing, though it concludes with this:

  While TPP thus does not impact copyright holders' ability to enforce 
  the GPL, there are nevertheless plenty of reasons to oppose TPP. 
  Conservancy therefore joins the FSF, EFF, and other organizations in 
  encouraging everyone to oppose TPP.

-- 
Ed Blackman