Sources: NAFTA IP chapter suggests USTR could favor content industry approach

OTTAWA -- The U.S. this week put forward a NAFTA proposal on intellectual property that could move away from Trans-Pacific Partnership language on “balance” and safe harbor liability protections -- suggesting that the Trump administration favors an approach the content industry has been seeking to advance, sources told Inside U.S. Trade. They added that the proposal U.S. negotiators are tabling at the third round here includes “placeholder language” on safe harbor liability for internet service providers because the Office...