Re: TPP 14.17

[Walter Landry <wlandry@caltech.edu>]

Glenn McGrath <glenn.l.mcgrath@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi all;
> 
> The TPP has a clause that seems to me to be a direct attack on copyleft
> licences.
> 
> Hoping someone can tell me i am wrong, and everything will be ok.
> 
> Article 14.17: Source Code
> 1. 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.

It does not cover modification or copying.  You can still require
source code if you want to modify and/or copy.  So I think it is fine.

Cheers,
Walter Landry