[GTALUG] The Trans Pacific Partnership Trade Deal Threatens Innovation

[David Mason]

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On 28 December 2015 at 00:12, David Mason <dmason at ryerson.ca> wrote:

> Of the 2 articles, I think the Globe is closer to the mark.
>
> I largely trust openmedia.ca on this and other IP issues, and they've
> been VERY strongly against it.  Most recently:
> https://openmedia.org/en/tpp-long-road-fairer-copyright
>
> ../Dave
>
> On 27 December 2015 at 23:57, John Moniz <john.moniz at sympatico.ca> wrote:
>
>> On 12/27/2015 11:04 PM, Alex Volkov wrote:
>>
>>> Ugh. The article starts with good ol' jingoism and then proceed not to
>>> give a single citation of the TPP,  condensing to just bunch of
>>> paraphrasing taken out of context. Not that the TPP doesn't have its
>>> problems but this is really not a good piece of journalism.
>>>
>>> Planet money gave much better and way less panicky explanation of the
>>> TPP --
>>> http://www.npr.org/sections/money/2015/11/06/455055023/episode-662-omg-tpp
>>>
>>> Alex.
>>>
>>>
>> Reading the comments it seems that many people didn't think very highly
>> of Planet Money's journalism on this piece either.
>>
>> On 26/12/15 08:17 PM, Stephen wrote:
>>>
>>>> Scary stuff actually.
>>>>
>>>> The agreement is to benefit existing corporations and stifle new
>>>> initiatives.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/rob-commentary/trans-pacific-partnership-is-a-wonderful-idea-for-china/article27939142/
>>>>
>>>>
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