The House Judiciary Committee is concerned that including DMCA-style safe harbors in new trade agreements could become problematic. The Copyright Office is evaluating the effectiveness of the DMCA and may soon propose changes. That will be much more complex if the 20-year-old language is included in new trade deals, as is the case with the proposed United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement.
Source: House Judiciary Committee Doesn’t Want ‘DMCA-Style’ Safe Harbor in Trade Agreements – TorrentFreak