[WashingtonPost] Obama picks yet another industry lobbyist for key trade post

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[…] The Hill reports that President Obama has tapped Robert Holleyman to be a deputy USTR. Holleyman is a former lobbyist for BSA, a software industry group that represents companies like Microsoft, Adobe, and Oracle as members. […]

Stronger anti-piracy measures may be in the interest of BSA’s member companies, but they’re not necessarily in the interests of the American technology sector more generally, or in the public interest. Excessive legal protections can create legal uncertainty and discourage innovation. […]

[…] Moreover, the growing public backlash on these issues threatens to sink America’s broader trade agenda. In 2012, protests by copyright reformers in Europe led to the rejection of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement in 2012.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2014/02/28/obama-picks-yet-another-industry-lobbyist-for-key-trade-post/