The Trans-Pacific Partnership: a knockout blow for innovation?
By Angela Daly, Swinburne University of Technology. Angela is a Board Member of EFA. This article was originally published on 24th May 2013 in: Free trade: it sounds good for innovation, doesn’t it? Well, not necessarily – and here’s why. The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is a free trade agreement under negotiation among […]
New coalition to TPP negotiators: This is what a Fair Deal looks like
A coalition of organisations representing a diversity of interests have come together from around the world to ask for A Fair Deal on intellectual property (IP) in the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP). The Trans-Pacific Partnership is a trade agreement being negotiated by Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Peru, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Singapore, Vietnam, and […]
The Trade Disagreement: Opposition Grows to Controversial Treaty
As the 15th round of Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations draws to a close today, the Internet freedom community is taking stock of what was said, and perhaps more significantly, what wasn’t. Developments over the last few weeks have suggested that the controversial treaty may be losing steam as public opposition gains […]
Two big threats to Internet Freedom this week
This week sees two international meetings which both contain within them significant threats to internet freedom. ITU In Dubai, the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) is meeting, and will be considering changes to the current structure of global internet governance. The ITU is a state-based treaty organisation, that falls within the United Nations system, and has been […]
Civil Society Groups Oppose US and Australia’s TPP Proposal on Exceptions and Limitations
Civil Society groups from around the Pacific Region join forces to oppose the exceptions and limitations framework in the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP) proposed by the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) in a new joint statement [PDF] [TXT]. It reads: We, the […]