TPP Negotiators Discussing U.S. Proposal On Internet Retransmissions

LEESBURG, Va. - Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) copyright negotiators this week are discussing a provision tabled by the U.S. on the retransmission of television signals over the Internet, which was missing from the overall U.S. intellectual property rights (IPR) proposal tabled in February 2011, as well as other U.S. copyright proposals. Sources said the new provision on retransmission of TV signals reflects the standard found in past U.S. free trade agreements, including those with South Korea and Colombia. In those agreements,...