On January 16, the U.S. Senate passed H.R. 5430, the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act. The Senate deserves credit for promptly approving the USMCA following its passage in the House of Representatives in December 2019. The USMCA includes several provisions that will help strengthen Americans' copyrights in those neighboring nations. H.R. 5430 has been transmitted to President Trump for signature.
Free State Foundation President Randolph May and I described the pro-copyright provisions contained in the USMCA and recommended its passage. My April 2019 Perspectives from FSF Scholarspaper, "Trade Agreements Should Include Stronger Online Copyright Protections" and my similarly-titled October 2019 Perspectivespaper, "Trade Agreements Should Strengthen Copyright Protections Against Piracy" also discussed the USMCA's pro-copyright features.
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