The U.S.-Chile Free Trade Agreement signed by U.S. Trade Represen...
The U.S.-Chile Free Trade Agreement signed by U.S. Trade Representative Robert Zoellick and Chilean Foreign Minister Soledad Alvear includes “robust market access and copyright requirements, including implementation of the WIPO Internet Treaties,” according to a coalition of entertainment industry…
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companies, trade associations and unions that hailed the agreement. The Entertainment Industry Coalition for Free Trade (EIC) said the agreement with Chile, which still must be ratified by Congress and approved by the Chilean legislature, “is based upon the protections that copyrighted works possess under U.S. copyright law” and “makes clear that authorities will possess and utilize strong levels of enforcement in the protection of intellectual property in Chile.” Calling intellectual property “our number one export,” RIAA Chmn. Hilary Rosen said the RIAA was “especially pleased.” MPAA Pres. Jack Valenti said the agreement “is in the broad national interest.”