Jesse writes, "Like you, I've been following the TPP news with much
trepidation. My partner is a librarian-archivist, so I'm keenly away of
how difficult copyright law can make the job of the average archivist. I
put together a piece explaining how the TPP's copyright extension will
hurt Canadian city archives, and the galleries of historical city photos
we love so much."
http://bit.ly/1LXv8bbhttp://bit.ly/1LXv8bb+One of the TPP areas of scope which is critical to discuss is the
section on copyright. At this point, several notable bloggers* have
covered the TPP's copyright extension provisions in great detail. But
what do those provisions mean for you? Let's bring it down to the
ground. For example: folks in my demographic seem to love seeing
old-timey photos of their city. Here in Vancouver, exploring our retro-downtown through old photographs of various eras is practically an official pastime
http://bit.ly/1NVaBoahttp://bit.ly/1NVaBoa+--
Peterk
Dallas, Tx
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