adopted in the U.S. -- is not new. The term of art used to describe it is "policy laundering." How the USTR's attempts on limitations and exceptions are half hearted Copyright limitations and exceptions can correct some of these imbalances between rights of owners and users of copyrighted works. That is why it was so significant when the US Trade Representative (USTR) recently announced that it would include provisions on limitations and exceptions within the TPP. Some of these provisions leaked recently. However, if what was leaked is the entirety of the US proposal, it does disappointingly little to protect users' rights. Well, since everyone but country negotiators and industry "advisors" have been kept in the dark, it's hard to say. But Public Knowledge has been tracking international IP issues for a number of years and a draft text was leaked in February 2011, so we can make an educated guess about what might be in the TPP's IP chapter. (The agreement also covers a vast range of other issues, including ... Read More