Lo que dice el artículo:
Article 14.17: Source Code
- No Party shall require the transfer of, or access to, source code of
software owned by a person of another Party, as a condition for the
import, distribution, sale or use of such software, or of products
containing such software, in its territory.
- For the purposes of this Article, software subject to paragraph 1 is
limited to mass-market software or products containing such software and
does not include software used for critical infrastructure.
- Nothing in this Article shall preclude:
(a) the inclusion or implementation of terms and conditions related to
the provision of source code in commercially negotiated contracts; or
(b) a Party from requiring the modification of source code of software
necessary for that software to comply with laws or regulations which are
not inconsistent with this Agreement.
- This Article shall not be construed to affect requirements that
relate to patent applications or granted patents, including any orders
made by a judicial authority in relation to patent disputes, subject to
safeguards against unauthorised disclosure under the law or practice of a
Party.
Lo que entiendo es que no se podría forzar a empresas a que liberen o muestren su código, aunque la licencia les obligue. Esto es, podrían usar código GPL, modificarlo y nunca liberar los cambios.
Aunque esto huele a que muchos estados piden a cierta empresa que fabrica cierto sistema operativo a que les muestre el código (o parte de él) para asegurarse que no hay cosas raras y lo pueden implementar en sus gobiernos, y con esto se blindarían.
