[SFS] OT: Just say no to TPP
David L. Willson
DLWillson@TheGeek.NU
Tue, 24 Nov 2015 11:35:38 -0700 (MST)
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This is not technically about free software, but the topic is closely relat=
ed. If you are strictly apolitical, please stop reading and delete this mes=
sage; I am about to ask for your political support.=20
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Please consider joining me and CreativeCommons.org in opposing the TPP.=20
Little guys and big guys fare better in a free, unhampered marketplace of i=
deas and improvements thereon. Forceful restrictions on copying and re-use =
encourage rent-seeking and slow progress in both art and science. Let's go =
faster into the future, by opposing government restrictions on trade.=20
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> TPP would harm those who wish to access, use, and share creative
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> Creative Commons
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> 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 opposed to this attack on the commons
> to stand with us. Add your name to oppose the TPP!
> The TPP increases the term of copyright an additional 20 years for
> half of the participating countries. This makes no sense. Copyright
> already lasts far longer than is necessary=E2=80=94life of the author plu=
s
> 50 years in most parts of the world.
> And extending copyright has real costs. New Zealand estimates that
> lengthening copyright will cost the public $55 million per year. In
> Canada, it could exceed $100 million per year.
> The public is losing out when millions of creative works are kept
> locked up under copyright instead of rising into the public domain,
> where they can be used freely by anyone.
> It=E2=80=99s not too late to make your voice heard. The participating
> governments now have to decide whether to ratify it.
> We think the TPP should be rejected. Do you agree?
> Only a groundswell of opposition can stop the TPP, and it starts with
> your signature and comments against the harmful TPP. Sign today! =E2=80=
=8B
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n copying and re-use encourage rent-seeking and slow progress in both art a=
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and with us.</p>
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=09=09=09=09=09=09<p>The TPP increases the term of copyright an additional =
20 years for half of the participating countries. This makes no sense. Copy=
right already lasts far longer than is necessary=E2=80=94life of the author=
plus 50 years in most parts of the world. </p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09<p>And extending copyright has real costs. New Zealand es=
timates that lengthening copyright will cost the public $55 million per yea=
r. In Canada, it could exceed $100 million per year. <br>
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anyone. </span></p>
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