Lessig

I read that quote on the subway this morning, and nearly sprayed my coffee across the people around me. Later in the same article, is this paragraph:

He [Sir Ronald Sanders, the Antigua Bermuda's chief foreign affairs representative] said America has frequently used the trade organization to further its interests, including forcing nations to make internal policies consistent with international law. He did not cite specific examples.

I realize we all are fairly certain that we can recall this happening, but can anyone provide some solid references? Bonus points if it's actually a reference to Bob Goodlatte.

The US is pressurising Australia to extend copyright protection retrospectively - a la Sonny Bono copyright act - from 50 years to 90 years.

Project Gutenberg Australia had started making stuff over 50 years old available for free download. Now it looks like it will have to take it all down. Get 'em while you can at http://gutenberg.net.au/plusfifty.html

Goodlatte's Virginia district has no film or music comapnies, yet he is amongst the highest paid recipienets of Hollywood lobbyists money. Once again, this last election, he had no opponent, even after he promised he was retiring.

He has made it his priority to be the founding father of the House Caucus on Anti-Piracy, although such interests have no effect on devastating poverty and hunger in our district due to outsourced jobs in the textile industry. (And last week's closing of major employer Home Shopping Network---moved to Florida.)

Nor does carrying water for Valenti and Eisner prove to be any benefit to our other industries: agriculture, coal, tobacco, tourism and railroad constituents.

I should also have noted that economist blogger John Quiggin has also been vocal on the copyright term extension issue, see for example his post here.

On free trade & the WTO, I like "The Regulation of International Trade" by Trebilcock and Howse, published by Routledge.