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The CUSMA Cost: My Appearances Before the Standing Committees on International Trade and Industry, Science and Technology - Michael Geist
Over the past month, I've had the opportunity to appear before two House of Commons committees - International Trade and Industry, Science and Technology - to discuss the digital law and policy implications of the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Trade Agreement. My opening remarks were nearly identical and focused on four issues: copyright term extension, the cultural exemption, privacy and data protection, and Internet platform liability. The Standing Committee on International Trade yesterday released its report on Bill C-4, the bill implementing CUSMA, with no changes, meaning that lobbying pressure to immediately extend the term of copyright was rejected.
Michael Geist