<div dir="ltr">My impression was to address the following hypothetical: "I will only buy/import your software if you release it as open source". I think it's about reducing the abilities for parties to pressure people into using an open source license. I can well imagine being in the shoes of a commercial company and not wanting to be forced into an arrangement where I had to release open source code for my carefully constructed IP. <div><br></div><div>However, I am not a lawyer, so I'm not sure if I have a proper interpretation, so I was hoping for some more background information to understand this better.</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 6 November 2015 at 09:05, Russell Stuart <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:russell-humbug@stuart.id.au" target="_blank">russell-humbug@stuart.id.au</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">On Fri, 2015-11-06 at 08:14 +1100, Mark Walkom wrote:<br>
> I'll second this.<br>
<br>
I'm struggling to think of for purpose for that clause, other that as<br>
direct attack on the copy left licences.<br>
<br>
If every these was a time for LA to make a strong public stance on an<br>
issue, this is it.<br>
<div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5"><br>
> On 6 November 2015 at 00:38, Luke John <<a href="mailto:email@lukejohn.me">email@lukejohn.me</a>> wrote:<br>
> The final text of the TPP has been officially released<br>
><br>
> I'd like to request LA to put out an official statement<br>
> opposing the<br>
> following section.<br>
><br>
> ## Article 14.17: Source Code<br>
><br>
> 1. No Party shall require the transfer of, or access to,<br>
> source code<br>
> of software owned by a person of another Party, as a condition<br>
> for the<br>
> import, distribution, sale or use of such software, or of<br>
> products<br>
> containing such software, in its territory.<br>
><br>
> 2. For the purposes of this Article, software subject to<br>
> paragraph 1<br>
> is limited to mass-market software or products containing such<br>
> software and does not include software used for critical<br>
> infrastructure.<br>
><br>
> 3. Nothing in this Article shall preclude:<br>
><br>
> (a) the inclusion or implementation of terms and conditions<br>
> related<br>
> to the provision of source code in commercially negotiated<br>
> contracts;<br>
> or<br>
><br>
> (b) a Party from requiring the modification of source code<br>
> of<br>
> software necessary for that software to comply with laws or<br>
> regulations which are not inconsistent with this Agreement.<br>
><br>
> 4. This Article shall not be construed to affect requirements<br>
> that<br>
> relate to patent applications or granted patents, including<br>
> any orders<br>
> made by a judicial authority in relation to patent disputes,<br>
> subject<br>
> to safeguards against unauthorised disclosure under the law or<br>
> practice of a Party.<br>
><br>
> Kind Regards,<br>
> Luke<br>
><br>
> <a href="http://www.mfat.govt.nz/Treaties-and-International-Law/01-Treaties-for-which-NZ-is-Depositary/0-Trans-Pacific-Partnership-Text.php" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.mfat.govt.nz/Treaties-and-International-Law/01-Treaties-for-which-NZ-is-Depositary/0-Trans-Pacific-Partnership-Text.php</a><br>
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