News

February 13, 2003

IIPA filed its recommendations to the U.S. Trade Representative in the 2003 Special 301 review on 63 countries’ copyright and enforcement practices. To access the full report, click here.

January 21, 2003

The U.S. copyright industries laud the conclusion of the U.S.-Singapore Free Trade Agreement.

January 21, 2003

IIPA filed comments with USTR regarding intellectual property rights issues that should be addressed in the U.S.-Australia Free Trade Agreement negotiations.

December 12, 2002

IIPA filed comments with USTR to aid in its preparation of the 2003 National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers.

November 05, 2002

The IIPA Presidents wrote to USTR Robert Zoellick about their concerns regarding the reported inadequacy of Chile’s recent FTA proposals affecting copyright and enforcement as well as services and e-commerce.

September 10, 2002

IIPA filed comments with USTR regarding its Notice of Public Hearing concerning China’s compliance with WTO commitments, 67 Fed. Reg. 45580-1 (July 9, 2002).

August 07, 2002

Statement of IIPA President Eric H. Smith – IIPA applauded Congress’s recent passage of Trade Promotion Authority.

May 16, 2002

U.S. copyright industries celebrated the entry into force of the two WIPO “Internet” treaties — the WIPO Copyright Treaty (WCT) and the WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty (WPPT) — and applaud the key authors and supporters of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA).

May 15, 2002

IIPA submitted public comments to the U.S. Trade Representative on ‘Accessions to the World Trade Organization and on U.S. Participation in Negotiations for the Terms of these Accessions,’ specifically regarding Lebanon, Vietnam, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Macedonia, Cambodia and Laos. To view a full PDF version of the submission, click here.