EFF Applauds Coalition of Japanese Activists Speaking Out Against TPP Copyright Provisions
The Electronic Frontier Foundation applauded a statement by a coalition of Japanese activists and artists that protested proposed copyright provisions in the Trans-Pacific Partnership, said an EFF blog post Tuesday. EFF has characterized TPP copyright provisions as a “massive” threat…
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for Internet users (see 1502130045). The Japanese coalition’s protest centered around TPP’s proposed extension of copyright terms, said EFF. “There has been growing opposition among Japanese users, artists, and fans against this copyright expansion -- which is nicknamed the ‘Mickey Mouse Law’ there due to Disney's heavy lobbying that led to the copyright extension in the United States nearly two decades ago,” it said. Disney didn’t comment.