Copyleft terms may become unenforceable in 11 countries due to the CPTPP

Re:Copyleft terms may become unenforceable in 11 countries d... by otakucode on Thursday June 14, 2018 @08:52PM (#17316655)

>as a condition for the import, distribution, sale or use of such software, or of products containing such software, in its territory.

>This part of the sentence limits the application of the rest of the paragraph to software that crosses the border into the country in some way or another.

No, the word "or" is the operative one here. So if you deleted the word "import", it wouldn't matter. Yes, the law applies to imported software, but it also applies to any software which is distributed in its territory, or sold in its territory, etc. No border-crossing is necessary.

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Re:Copyleft terms may become unenforceable in 11 countries d... by gmueckl on Friday June 15, 2018 @12:13AM (#17317510)

You are ignoring the condition "person of another Party", aren't you?

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Re:Copyleft terms may become unenforceable in 11 countries d... by otakucode on Friday June 15, 2018 @09:24AM (#17319564)

No, I'm not ignoring it. I'm simply not addressing it. I am specifically addressing the fact that in the case of "import, distribution, or sale of...", it is incorrect to interpret that to mean that it only applies to imported software. It applies to essentially all software.

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Re:Copyleft terms may become unenforceable in 11 countries d... by gmueckl on Friday June 15, 2018 @03:28PM (#17322756)

No, not all software. Only software from a "person of another Party". This applies to sale and distribution the same way as it does to imports.

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