Friday 9 October 2015

151008


#TPP: 'She's a beauty, mate!' Really? - http://www.smh.com.au/business/the-economy/tpp-the-devils-in-the-unknown-details-20151007-gk326i.html er, no actually, as people will discover when they finally get the text

Tobacco carve-out highlights risks of #TPP - http://www.theage.com.au/comment/tobacco-carveout-highlights-risks-of-tpp-20151007-gk38os.html 'cos 1000s of other companies can use #ISDS to sue to impede gov policy

#TPP stifling rather than sustaining - http://www.lowyinstitute.org/publications/tpp-stifling-rather-sustaining "The downsides are uncertain and could be large, while the upsides are small"

#TPP digital rights fears: IP laws lock-in, offshore housing of personal data - http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/tpp-digital-rights-fears-ip-laws-lockin-offshore-housing-of-personal-data-20151006-gk2bt0.html unlike in EU, where privacy wins

Clinton opposes new Pacific trade pact in break with Obama - http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/10/08/us-usa-election-clinton-tpp-idUSKCN0S12HX20151008 I'm not convinced: still lots of wiggle room #TPP

#AU sugar Farmers disappointed and Qld National Party MPs may cross floor on #TPP - http://www.canegrowers.com.au/page/Industry_Centre/Media_Centre/Media_Releases/Australian_sugar_TPP_A_story_of_contrasts_ASA_media_release/ when reality kicks in, TPP fails

Official New Zealand 'Fact Sheet' on Intellectual Property in #TPP - http://tpp.mfat.govt.nz/assets/docs/TPP_factsheet_Intellectual-Property.PDF more of a "fact" sheet, methinks... #NZ

Mass protest against #TTIP and #CETA to take place in Berlin - http://www.euractiv.com/sections/trade-society/mass-protest-against-ttip-and-ceta-take-place-berlin-317066 the place to be...

Why we'll sue CEOs who ignore climate change - http://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2015/oct/08/business-boss-legal-action-court-climate-change great idea, can't start soon enough

Smoke from Indonesian fires blankets Thai holiday island in haze - http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/oct/08/smoke-from-indonesian-fires-blankets-thai-holiday-island-of-phuket-in-haze "Indonesia needs to convict plantation companies"

Pint-sized DNA sequencer impresses first users - http://www.nature.com/news/pint-sized-dna-sequencer-impresses-first-users-1.17483 this is gobsmacking - in the nicest possible way #genomics

.@ArsTechnicaUK is hiring a Technology Editor - http://arstechnica.co.uk/staff/2015/10/ars-uk-is-hiring-a-technology-editor/ form an orderly line, please...



Matthew Keys Found Guilty Of Criminal 'Hacking' For Sharing News Company Login - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20151007/17063532474/matthew-keys-found-guilty-criminal-hacking-sharing-news-company-login.shtml absurd

The Right Way To Stop Piracy: Carrot of Stick? - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20151007/14402732471/right-way-to-stop-piracy.shtml new free report from @mmasnick's @CopiaInstitute #copyright

Wikipedia founder says the UK's proposed ban on crypto is “moronic” - http://boingboing.net/2015/10/08/jimmy-wales-calls-uks-propos.html & that's being kind...

#Genepatents probably dead worldwide following Australian court decision - http://arstechnica.co.uk/tech-policy/2015/10/gene-patents-probably-dead-worldwide-following-australian-court-decision/ great: this will save many lives #myriad

How the NDP and Liberals can defeat the Tories: a data-driven approach - http://boingboing.net/2015/10/08/how-the-ndp-and-liberals-can-d.html now that's an interesting approach... #ca

TRAI wants definitive sunset date for mandatory GPS: Privacy concerns? - http://www.medianama.com/2015/10/223-trai-gps-mandatory/ er, just a bit #india

Lumber liquidators pleads guilty to importing illegal wood products, settles with department of justice - http://content.sierraclub.org/press-releases/2015/10/lumber-liquidators-pleads-guilty-importing-illegal-wood-products-settles

#asbestos "cost industry more than $50 billion to date, as a possible model" for #teflon's C8 costs to Dupont - https://theintercept.com/2015/10/08/dupont-found-liable-in-c8-trial/


The Coming Collision Between EU Privacy Regulation And American Free Speech - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20151002/22252332432/coming-collision-between-eu-privacy-regulation-american-free-speech.shtml eeek, could be bad...

“Weev” threatens prosecutors with info from Ashley Madison leaks - http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2015/10/weev-threatens-prosecutors-with-info-from-ashley-madison-leaks/ whoa

No more new cars or furniture, says king as oil slump forces cuts on Saudi Arabia - http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/oct/08/no-more-new-cars-furniture-king-oil-slump-forces-cuts-saudi-arabia whoa, it's happening...

"#Mozilla intends to remove support for most NPAPI plugins in #Firefox" - https://blog.mozilla.org/futurereleases/2015/10/08/npapi-plugins-in-firefox/ I'd rather they dropped the #DRM

Appeals Court: No You Can't Copyright Yoga - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20151008/11264432480/appeals-court-no-you-cant-copyright-yoga.shtml not this again...

#NZ "will also need to provide 10 years of data protection for new agricultural chemicals" under #TPP - http://tpp.mfat.govt.nz/assets/docs/TPP_factsheet_Intellectual-Property.PDF anti-science

re last tweet: this undermines science because data is just facts, but #TPP gives extended monopolies on those facts #outrageous

law firms "are likely to see considerable work from the #ISDS provisions in" #TPP - http://www.australasianlawyer.com.au/news/legal-experts-weigh-in-on-tpp-206498.aspx you bet - and how #AU

#NZ #TPP factsheets - http://tpp.mfat.govt.nz/#fact_sheets is there no claim about the economic growth this will produce? maybe 'cos there's none

Chinese 'ivory queen' charged with smuggling 706 elephant tusks - http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/oct/08/chinese-ivory-queen-charged-smuggling-706-elephant-tusks this is a very hopeful sign; more please

Clinton's #TPP deal disapproval is 'a critical turning point' - http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/oct/08/hillary-clinton-tpp-disapproval-critical-turning-point yes, provided she doesn't do another policy flip


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