Introduction The seeks to provide for longer and stronger copyright protection Trans-Pacific Partnership for transnational corporations across the Pacific Rim. The agreement builds upon intellectual property agreements such as the 1994 and the TRIPS Agreement WIPO Internet Treaties – 1996. Moreover, the draws inspiration from domestic United Trans-Pacific Partnership States copyright laws such as the 1998 and the Digital Millennium Copyright Act Sonny – 1998. Furthermore, the builds Bono Copyright Term Extension Act Trans-Pacific Partnership upon TRIPS+ bilateral agreements such as the – Australia-United States Free Trade 2004 and the The agreement Agreement Singapore-United States Free Trade Agreement. recycles many of the provisions found in the failed TRIPS++ Agreement, the 2011. Accordingly, the could be Trade Agreement Trans-Pacific Partnership described as a TRIPS++ Agreement. Rather radically, in addition to an extensive intellectual property chapter, the also includes an investor-state dispute Trans-Pacific Partnership settlement regime like the 1994. There has been North American Free Trade Agreement – worry that the Intellectual Property Chapter of the will Trans-Pacific Partnership ‘contribute to, rather than help to control, the increasing fragmentation of international IP lawmaking.’ The has featured a raging debate over copyright law, policy, and Trans-Pacific Partnership practice. The controversy has not necessarily followed the patterns of past copyright controversies over the and the Stop Online Piracy Act Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement 2011. It has been noticeable that the information technologies who protested against past copyright industry proposals have relented in their criticism in the debate over the It has been striking that the Obama administration was able to obtain Pacific Partnership. support for the from both copyright content industries in Trans-Pacific Partnership
Introduction The Trans-Pacific Partnership seeks to provide for longer and stronger copyright protection for transnational corporations across the Pacific Rim. The agreement builds upon intellectual property agreements – such as the TRIPS Agreement 1994 and the WIPO Internet Treaties 1996. Moreover, the Trans-Pacific Partnership draws inspiration from domestic United States copyright laws – such as the Digital Millennium Copyright Act 1998 and the Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act 1998. Furthermore, the Trans-Pacific Partnership builds upon TRIPS+ bilateral agreements – such as the Australia-United States Free Trade Agreement 2004 and the Singapore-United States Free Trade Agreement. The agreement recycles many of the provisions found in the failed TRIPS++ Agreement, the Trade Agreement 2011. Accordingly, the Trans-Pacific Partnership could be described as a TRIPS++ Agreement. Rather radically, in addition to an extensive intellectual property chapter, the Trans-Pacific Partnership also includes an investor-state dispute settlement regime – like the North American Free Trade Agreement 1994. There has been worry that the Intellectual Property Chapter of the Trans-Pacific Partnership will ‘contribute to, rather than help to control, the increasing fragmentation of international IP lawmaking.’ The Trans-Pacific Partnership has featured a raging debate over copyright law, policy, and practice. The controversy has not necessarily followed the patterns of past copyright controversies over the Stop Online Piracy Act and the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement 2011. It has been noticeable that the information technologies who protested against past copyright industry proposals have relented in their criticism in the debate over the Partnership. It has been striking that the Obama administration was able to obtain support for the Trans-Pacific Partnership from both copyright content industries in Pacific
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