USMCA Would Better Serve U.S. Interests with the Addition of a Copyright Balance Provision
[Comments to the International Trade Commission on the economic impact of the USMCA] Last year, we submitted comments to USTR regarding negotiating objectives for US-Mexico-Canada Agreement in which we recommended that U.S. negotiators seek a copyright provision that balances the interest of rightholders and users of copyrighted works... Unfortunately, the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement does not include a copyright balancing provision. By excluding the provision, the United States loses an opportunity to promote the interests of firms in some of its most innovative sectors.
