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Data flows in TTIP
9-Aug-2015 BEUC
Data flows in TTIP could result in a significant weakening of consumers’ fundamental rights to privacy and to the protection of personal data
​Open source leader ’livid’ at TPPA software patent capitulation
31-Jul-2015 ZDNET
Negotiations for the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement appear likely to undo New Zealand’s ban on software patents, showing "how disconnected the government and the negotiators are from the interests of New Zealanders."
New leaked TPP chapter shows countries converging on anti-user copyright takedown rules
7-Jul-2015 Electronic Frontier Foundation
A draft of the Trans-Pacific Partnership’s "Intellectual Property" chapter from May 11, 2015 has recently been leaked to journalists and contains significant change on intermediary liability rules compared to previous leaks.
WikiLeaks publishes four more TiSA documents
3-Jul-2015 WikiLeaks
On 2 July, WikiLeaks publshed four more chapters from the secret ongoing TiSA (Trade in Services Agremeent) negotiations, ahead of the next negotiating round on Monday: Electronic Commerce, Telecommunications Services, Financial Services and Maritime Transport Services.
TiSA - draft annex on electronic commerce (May 2015)
2-Jul-2015 Wikileaks
Leaked by Wikileaks
Pressure intensifies on India over software and pharma patent protection in key Asian trade negotiations
22-Jun-2015 IAM
Recently leaked documents show that India’s policies on software and pharmaceutical patents are firmly on the RCEP agenda.
Chilean ambassador: FTA talk with China to cover e-commerce
22-May-2015
Chile’s ambassador to China said the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) talks during Chinese Premier Li Keqiang’s visit to Latin America will cover several new areas, including e-commerce, government purchases, and financial services.
TPP denounced in Peru as US-led negotiations end
13-May-2015 teleSUR
On Monday, a coalition of Peruvian civil society organizations issued a strong warning as negotiations for the Trans Pacific Partnership treaty (TPP) come to an end.
Go to prison for sharing files? That’s what Hollywood wants in the secret TPP deal
13-Feb-2015 EFF
Like the various other digital copyright enforcement provisions in TPP, the criminal enforcement language loosely reflects the United States’ DMCA but is abstracted enough that the US can pressure other nations to enact rules that are much worse for users.
Trade In Services Agreement: Goodbye privacy, hello censorship
31-Dec-2014 Counter Punch
Internet privacy and net neutrality would become things of the past if the secret Trade In Services Agreement comes to fruition.
It doesn’t matter who does the lobbying: Trade agreements aren’t the place for internet regulations
22-Dec-2014 EFF
Recent TiSA leaks show that not just content industry players, but now internet companies are lobbying for their interests in trade deals.
Leak shows: Trade treaty TiSA could undermine national data protection regulations
18-Dec-2014 Netzpolitik.org
The secretly negotiated trade treaty TiSA — short for “Agreement on Trade in Services” — jeopardizes privacy protection in international data transfers.
Proposal of new provisions applicable to all services of the secret TISA negotiations
18-Dec-2014 AWP
AWP releases a bilingual copy of the Proposal of New Provisions Applicable to All Services and the Annex on Professional Services of the Trade in Services Agreement (TISA).
TISA negotiations: Yes to e-commerce, data flows, no to IPR, data protection?
17-Dec-2014 IP Watch
After two years of negotiations, the draft Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) stands at 17 horizontal and sector-specific proposals, negotiators told Intellectual Property Watch after the 2-5 December Geneva round of negotiations
NSA’s surveillance a ’trade barrier’ for EU companies
9-Dec-2014 Reuters
The US National Security Agency’s mass surveillance is a trade barrier for European Internet companies trying to provide services in the United States, a top EU official said yesterday (8 December).
Fight secret copyright deals: A global TPP teach-in
20-Nov-2014 EFF
A public online teach-in with representatives from several digital rights groups based in Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) countries who share their analysis of the latest leaked text and lay out the current state of play of the negotiations
WATCH It’s Our Future: why the TPP should matter to you
7-Nov-2014 Boing Boing
One of the most controversial parts of the TPP is the changes to copyright and Intellectual Property rights that would affect how we share and collaborate online.
Latest TPP leak shows US still pushing terrible DRM and copyright term proposals—and new threats arise
17-Oct-2014 EFF
Electronic Frontier Foundation’s analysis of the new draft Trans-Pacific Partnership intellectual property chapter leaked by Wikileaks
Australia: Harper review recommends scrutiny of trade agreement IP clauses
22-Sep-2014 Computerworld
A panel conducting a review of Australia competition policy landscape has recommended increased scrutiny of intellectual property-related clauses in trade agreements.
’Sharing is not a crime’: Why a Colombian student faces prison for posting research online
31-Jul-2014 TakePart.com
A South American biologist who found a five-year-old master’s degree thesis online, then shared it with fellow graduate students on a Web page, could spend the next eight years in prison for copyright infringement — thanks to the US-Colombia FTA.