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STANDING COMMITTEE ON COPYRIGHT AND RELATED RIGHTS
Sixteenth Session, March 10 to 12, 2008-03-12
DRAFT CONCLUSIONS
Protection of audiovisual performances
The outcome of the deliberations in the course of the sixteenth
session of the SCCR will be reported to the General Assembly.– The Delegations who took the floor expressed their willingness to
take up further discussions on the substance, with the aim of finding
a way forward. Some Delegations stressed the importance of finding a
way to resolve the outstanding substantive issues.– The Secretariat was requested to prepare a factual document
summarizing the outcome of the activities organised in accordance with
the request of the General Assembly.– The Secretariat will continue to organise seminars on the regional
and national level, and was requested to organise an information
meeting in the context of the next session of the SCCR.– The matter will be maintained on the agenda of the next session of
the SCCR.Exceptions and limitations
The basis for deliberations of the SCCR on this item was the proposal
made in the present session by Brazil, Chile, Nicaragua and Uruguay,
which elaborates further the proposal by the Delegation of Chile (SCCR/
13/5). Many of the Delegations who took the floor supported the
proposal, emphasized the importance of it and expressed their
willingness to participate in the discussions on this issue. Several
Delegations underlined the need for speedy action to improve the
access of visually impaired persons to protected works.– The Secretariat was requested to make, in addition of the existing study reports, a study on exceptions and limitations for the benefit
of educational activities, including distance education and the trans-
border aspect in it.– The Secretariat was requested to organize, in conjunction with the
next session of the SCCR, an informative session on existing and
forthcoming studies.– The Committee will prepare a more detailed work plan on this item in
its next session.– The matter will be maintained on the agenda of the next session of
the SCCR.
Protection of broadcasting organizations
– The Delegations who took the floor expressed their interest in
continuing the work on this item.-The matter will be maintained on the agenda of the next session of
the SCCR.Future work of the Committee
-Consideration on the future work and the work plan of the Committee
will continue in the next session of the SCCR, on the basis of the
outcome of the discussion in the present session.Next session of the SCCR
The next session of the SCCR will be convened xx , 2008