Copyright Exceptions, Trade Agreements, and the Digital Economy
PIJIP has researched IP and trade for a while, but we’ve mostly focused on FTAs that included the US. This year we’ve begun to broaden our view – to look more closely at agreements like RCEP and other Asia-Pacific agreements. This fall we began a detailed comparison of CPTPP, RCEP, CETA, RCEP, EU-Mercosur, EU-Japan, and the China-Korea FTA, with a focus on the copyright and enforcement provisions, and with an eye toward provisions that affect the digital economy. In the last few couple of weeks we’ve begun looking into the provisions in USMCA as well. This post compares some of the existing text on two provisions: the ‘balance’ provision and protection of TPMs.