Harold Feld is a Senior Vice President of Public Knowledge , a Washington, DC advocacy group dedicated to “the openness of the Internet and the public’s access to knowledge.” The article originally appeared on Wetmachine , a group blog on telecom policy, software, science, technology, and writing. The views expressed here do not necessarily represent those of Ars Technica. Harold Feld, Senior VP of Public Knowledge Well, it’s been a fun week on the international trade agreement front. Monday began yet another negotiating round for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement, this time in San Diego. To the amazement of everyone, the US Trade Representative (USTR) announced on July 3 it would now include a provision in the intellectual property (IP) chapter recognizing the importance of “limitations and exceptions” to copyright and embracing the international 3-part test for what constitutes suitable limitations and exceptions. (For those not familiar with this term of art, “limitations and exceptions” are things like Fair Use  and First Sale Doctrine in the United States.

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Op-ed: MPAA/RIAA lose big as US backs copyright "limitations"