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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.
Overcoming Transatlantic differences on intellectual property: IPR and the TTIP negotiations
13-Jul-2014 EPRS
A report from the European Parliament Research Service
Videos from TACD’s June 25, 2014 side event on intellectual property in the US, EU trade agreement (TTIP)
1-Jul-2014 KEI
A set of videos from the Transatlantic Consumer Dialogue’s June 25, 2014 event on intellectual property and the proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership agreement.
French concerns over geographical indications will hamper TTIP talks
18-Jun-2014 EurActiv
Wine is a casus belli for the French government, who may block transatlantic negotiations if geographical indications are not protected. EurActiv France reports.
Privacy and the e-commerce chapter of the TPP
9-May-2014
US proposals for free flow of information across borders and a ban on local server requirements could hamper other governments’ ability to uphold national privacy laws and regulations for off-shored personal data
How the revolving door lets Hollywood shape Obama’s trade agenda
25-Apr-2014 Vox
The revolving door between industry groups and the Obama administration’s trade shop has been busy lately.
Pirate party: Zombie walk against TTIP in Berlin
21-Apr-2014 Revolution News
German Pirate Party invited everyone for a Zombie Walk to protest against the draft contract of the secretively crafted transatlantic trade agreement (TTIP) in Berlin on Easter Saturday.
US wants to outlaw EU cloud in TTIP negotiations
6-Mar-2014 FFII
Privacy is not on the table in the TTIP negotiations, but data flows are, which brings privacy to the table, explains Ante Wessels of the Foundation for a Free Information Infrastructure (FFII)
Move on data protection or fail on TTIP, EU Parliament chair says
3-Feb-2014 IP Watch
On 31 January, there was a stern warning from Elmar Brok, chair of the European Parliament Foreign Affairs Committee, that the United States must move quicker on joint data protection standards to avoid failure of the bilateral talks between the EU and the US.
Australians to Canadians: Beware TPP economic fallout
8-Jan-2014 rabble.ca
Over 125,000 people have spoken out about the damaging Internet censorship proposals in the Trans-Pacific Partnership. Now, our friends in Australia are sounding the alarm about how the TPP could wreak havoc on Canada’s economy.
EU-US trade talks could become ’another Acta’
18-Dec-2013 EU Observer
EU-US free trade talks risk following the same path as Acta, the controversial anti-counterfeit treaty which collapsed in 2012, warns BEUC, a pan-EU organisation representing consumer groups
Trade pact would make internet services more expensive
21-Nov-2013 The Conversation
The TPP may effectively force the entire Internet Service Provider (ISP) industry to become the street cops for the movie and music industry.
TTIP: Data is the elephant in the room
24-Sep-2013 Euractiv
Data protection issues have been cut out of the negotiations for the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, but rivalry between the two trade blocs in the critical booming sector threatens to spoil any deal.