publishing, music, and film, as well as members of the digital economy. Civil society groups, though, have banded together to resist the adoption and implementation of the trade agreement. The United States Chamber of Commerce has been a key architect of the Trans-Pacific The United States Chamber of Commerce has aggressively pushed for high Partnership. standards in Intellectual Property Chapter of the that the Trans-Pacific Partnership: ‘Given TPP is intended to serve as a model for future Asia-Pacific-U.S. trade agreements, it is critical that the TPP Agreement incorporates robust intellectual property (IP) protections.’ The United States Chamber of Commerce and maintains: ‘Pursuing comprehensive commercially meaningful IP obligations will not only benefit U.S. interests, but will also help bring investment, innovation, and jobs to all TPP The United States Chamber of economies.’ Commerce has been hostile to the inclusion of intellectual property flexibilities in the Pacific Partnership. The Motion Picture Association of America has boasted that the Trans-Pacific Partnership will foster digital trade and grow the economy. Anissa Brennan, the Senior Vice President for International Affairs for the Motion Picture Association of America, was enthusiastic about the agreement. She maintained that the agreement foster the growth of online ‘will distribution with its market opening disciplines and robust protections for copyright.’ Brennan argued that TPP harmonizes copyright protections, which will facilitate global ‘the trade in creative works, including However, the film industry itself has much more online.’ mixed interests in the field of copyright law. As Ted Johnson said, ‘While Hollywood’s interests often lie in protecting intellectual property, independent filmmakers and
publishing, music, and film, as well as members of the digital economy. Civil society groups, though, have banded together to resist the adoption and implementation of the trade agreement. The United States Chamber of Commerce has been a key architect of the Trans-Pacific Partnership. The United States Chamber of Commerce has aggressively pushed for high standards in Intellectual Property Chapter of the Trans-Pacific Partnership: ‘Given that the TPP is intended to serve as a model for future Asia-Pacific-U.S. trade agreements, it is critical that the TPP Agreement incorporates robust intellectual property (IP) protections.’ The United States Chamber of Commerce maintains: ‘Pursuing comprehensive and commercially meaningful IP obligations will not only benefit U.S. interests, but will also help bring investment, innovation, and jobs to all TPP economies.’ The United States Chamber of Commerce has been hostile to the inclusion of intellectual property flexibilities in the Partnership. The Motion Picture Association of America has boasted that the Trans-Pacific Partnership will foster digital trade and grow the economy. Anissa Brennan, the Senior Vice President for International Affairs for the Motion Picture Association of America, was enthusiastic about the agreement. She maintained that the agreement ‘will foster the growth of online distribution with its market opening disciplines and robust protections for copyright.’ Brennan argued that ‘the TPP harmonizes copyright protections, which will facilitate global trade in creative works, including online.’ However, the film industry itself has much more mixed interests in the field of copyright law. As Ted Johnson said, ‘While Hollywood’s interests often lie in protecting intellectual property, independent filmmakers and Pacific