On July 3, The US Trade Representative announced that they will negotiate to add a "3-step" test in TPP that will allow copyright limitations and exceptions including fair use and first sale.
While these limitation can be a bad thing according to the Electronic Frontier Foundation, the 3-step test could be a good thing. Countries under a proposed 3-step test can adopt US style copyright limitations and exceptions like I mentioned fair use and first sale. This will protect businesses, such as cafes and karaoke bars, flea markets, yard, and garage sales from being sued and banned. Japan (Should the country join TPP) can also adopt these limitations and apply it on Fan art, Fan Fiction, and Cosplay.
Simply implementing a copyright maximum has been watered down. All at least we can do is try to water down the Arbital Tribunal, such as allowing the defendant (countries) to appeal the lawsuit that threatens to undermine consumer freedom, safety, health, and environmental protection. A corporation sues you for complaining about a defective product, you like in a US court can appeal it with evidence and the corporate cannot appeal it therefore they must pay the damages. Such thing like that can cost a company millions of dollars.
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