29 Organizations and More than 70 Individuals Sign Letter Opposing Life Plus Seventy Year Copyright Term in TPP | Knowledge Ecology International

"9 organizations and more than 70 individuals signed on to the final letter opposing copyright terms of life plus seventy years in the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP). A PDF version of the final letter is attached below. An earlier version of the letter with a substantial number of signatures was sent to all lead IP negotiators and all chief negotiators in the TPP on Friday, 6 December 2013, in advance of the TPP ministerial. With regard to the United States, a copy of the letter was sent to Probir Mehta (USTR, lead IP negotiator for the US) and Barbara Weisel (USTR, chief negotiator for the US). Copies were also sent to Stan McCoy (USTR), Shira Perlmutter (USPTO), Maria Pallante (Library of Congress) and Maria Strong (Library of Congress). The organizations signing the letter included a diverse group from TPP countries, as well as a few from outside the negotiating parties. These groups represent consumer interests, libraries and digital rights. Individuals signing are residents from 19 countries, including from TPP negotiating parties Australia, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand and the United States. These individuals include numerous academics, librarians, representatives of NGOs and IGOs, and concerned citizens ..."