Nate Anderson at Arstechnica is reporting that the Obama administration may place a greater emphasis on copyright exceptions as a way to compensate for stricter copyright enforcement of non-exempted use. From the article:
Providing stronger mandatory copyright protections and enforcement mechanisms (think ACTA) is totally normal, right, and proper; providing stronger exceptions to copyright is “radical” and a “U-turn.” And in this context, a U-turn would be a Very Bad Thing indeed.