TACD statement on copyright

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The TransAtlantic Consumer Dialogue (TACD), trade advisor to the European Union and the US Government, with 80 member organizations in Europe and the US, has today issued a Resolution on the Terms of Protection for Copyright and Related Rights, and Measures to Expand Access to Works not Exploited by Copyright Owners. The Resolution can be found on http://www.tacd.org ). “The regimes for copyright and related rights, including the terms of protection, vary by country and by types of work, and are regulated by a complicated web of global trade rules,” it says in a press statement, going on »»» The TACD resolution expresses opposition to copyright and related that exceed the period required by the WTO TRIPS agreement.