[TriLUG] TPP could invalidate the GPL

[Bill Farrow via TriLUG]

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

The problem is that Congress has less than 90 days to read 6,000+
pages of the TPP, and then vote for or against.

Please consider voting with your dollars and donate to DemandProgress,
the EFF, etc. to help fight this monstrosity.
  http://act.demandprogress.org/go/1945

Read more about the deal at TechDirt:
  https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20151106/07051932731/full-text-tpp-released-really-really-bad.shtml


Thanks,
Bill