Re: Conclusions of World Intellectual Property Organization
- From: "tribble" <lauraeaves@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 1 Jun 2009 22:46:22 -0500
lol -- I liked your condensed summary. Listening to the document even with
jaws at high speed was truely taxing, and indeed it doesn't say much.
--le
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From: "Sina Bahram" <sbahram@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <BlindGeeks@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, June 01, 2009 9:57 PM
Subject: RE: Conclusions of World Intellectual Property Organization
In short:
Nothing
Take care,
Sina
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Subject: Conclusions of World Intellectual Property Organization
Final conclusions of WIPO SCCR 18.
World Intellectual Property Organization
SCCR Eighteenth Session
Geneva, May 25 to 29, 2009
CONCLUSIONS OF THE SCCR
prepared by the Chair
Limitations and exceptions
1 The Committee reconfirmed its commitment to work on the outstanding
issues of the limitations and exceptions, as decided at the
seventeenth session of the SCCR, taking into account development-
related concerns and the need to establish timely and practical result-
oriented solutions. Likewise, the Committee reaffirmed its commitment
to continue without delay its work in a global and inclusive approach,
including the multifaceted issues affecting access of the blind,
visually impaired and other reading-disabled persons to protected works.
2 The Committee expressed its appreciation for the Proposal by Brazil,
Ecuador and Paraguay Relating to Limitations and Exceptions: Treaty
Proposed by the World Blind Union (WBU). Views were expressed:
supporting the proposal for a binding instrument; expressing the wish
for more time to analyze it; expressing the desire to continue the
work on the basis of a global and inclusive framework; and expressing
that deliberations regarding any instrument would be premature. Member
States will continue to consult on these issues at national level and
report on the activities and views on possible solutions. This
proposal, together with other possible proposals and contributions by
the Members of the Committee, will be discussed at the nineteenth
session of the SCCR.
3 The Committee welcomed the stakeholders' platform Interim Report,
and encouraged the Secretariat to continue the work of the platform
and report on its activities during the nineteenth session of the
SCCR. The Committee requested that the Secretariat ensure the
effective participation, and make available funding to support the
participation of stakeholders from developing and least-developed
countries. The Secretariat shall make its best efforts to organize a
meeting of the platform in a developing country.
3bis. The Committee noted with approval the forthcoming study
requested at the seventeenth session of the Committee on exceptions
and limitations for the benefit of educational activities, including
distance education and the trans-border aspect thereof, in particular
for developing and least-developed countries. The Secretariat will see
to that the study will be completed as expeditiously as possible and
be made available to the Committee prior to its nineteenth session.
4 The Committee requested the Secretariat to prepare analytical
documents, identifying the most important features of limitations and
exceptions in the various domains based on all the studies carried
out, as well as addressing the international dimension and possibly
categorizing the main legislative solutions.
5 The Committee took note of the draft questionnaire on limitations
and exceptions and invited delegations to send comments to the
Secretariat before July 15, 2009. Based on those comments, the
Secretariat will present a revised questionnaire at least one month
prior to the nineteenth session of the SCCR for consideration and with
the aim of final approval during that session.
6 The areas covered by the questionnaire will include limitations and
exceptions for educational activities, activities of libraries and
archives, provisions for disabled persons, as well as the implications
of digital technology in the field of copyright, including as they
relate to social, cultural and religious limitations and exceptions.
The Committee noted that a number of delegations requested that the
questionnaire should incorporate limitations and exceptions related to
technology transfer issues. The Committee also noted that a number of
delegations requested that in relation to visually impaired and other
persons with disabilities, libraries and archives, educational use and
research, questions regarding the function of limitations and
exceptions across borders would be added.
7 The questionnaire shall enable governments to furnish any other
pertinent information regarding limitations and exceptions in their
national laws that are not addressed in the questionnaire.
8 The Committee took note of the supplementary information sent by
Member States regarding the WIPO studies on limitations and exceptions
presented in the context of the seventeenth session of the SCCR and
noted that the studies remain open for comment.
8bis. The issue of limitations and exceptions will be maintained on
the Agenda of the nineteenth session of the SCCR.
Protection of audiovisual performances
9 The Committee expressed its appreciation for the seminars organized
by the Secretariat and encouraged the Secretariat to continue that
activity.
10 The Committee reaffirmed its commitment to work on developing the
international protection of performances in audiovisual media.
11 The Committee requested the Secretariat to prepare a background
document on the main questions and positions.
12 The Committee requested the Secretariat to organize, in Geneva,
informal, open-ended consultations among all members of the Committee
on possible solutions to the current deadlock.
13 The protection of audiovisual performances will be maintained on
the Agenda of the nineteenth session of the SCCR.
Protection of broadcasting organizations
14 The Committee expressed its appreciation for the information
session on developments in broadcasting.
14bis. The Committee requested the Secretariat to commission a study
on the socio-economic dimension of the unauthorized use of signals,
including the impact of the lack of access on the one hand and the
need for an effective protection for broadcasters, on the other hand,
with the aim to be available for discussion at the twentieth session
of the SCCR.
15 The Committee reaffirmed its willingness to continue its work on
the protection of broadcasting organizations on a signal-based
approach, according to the mandate of the 2007 General Assembly.
16 The Committee invited the Secretariat to organize regional and
national seminars upon the request of Member States or regional groups
on the objectives, specific scope and object of protection of a
possible draft treaty. The Committee took note of the proposal to
organize regional consultations.
17 The protection of broadcasting organizations will be maintained on
the Agenda of the nineteenth session of the SCCR.
Other matters
17bis. Several delegations underlined the need for the studies
prepared to be available in all official UN languages. The Committee
requested the Secretariat to produce the cost estimate of translating
the studies.
Next session of the SCCR
18 The dates of the nineteenth session of the SCCR will be announced
later after consultation with Director General of WIPO.
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