UNITED STATES: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Just to weigh in on a couple of the definitions that have been under discussion to date, so with respect to program carrying signal on the bracketed, the first bracketed language as originally transmitted and in any subsequent technical format, we agree with the E.U. that that is probably an important phrase to retain in as much as it makes clear that subsequent technical modifications of the signal will not result in the loss of protection of the originally transmitted signal.
EUROPEAN UNION: Thank you, Chair, for giving us the floor again. Just for clarity on our position, I think that on the definition of program, we would count ourselves as one in this delegation that see such addition as an obstacle to exercising rights under this treaty and that’s why we maintain after your clarifications also that we would prefer to see it deleted from the definition of program the phrase that is authorized by the right holder for transmission.
II. OBJECT OF PROTECTION
(1) The protection granted under this Treaty extends only to programme-carrying signals
[including pre-broadcast signals] transmitted by, or on behalf of, a broadcasting [or a
cablecasting] organization[, but not to programmes contained therein].
(2) The provisions of this Treaty shall not provide any protection in respect of mere
retransmissions.
(3) Alternative A
Notwithstanding paragraph (2) above, broadcasting [/cablecasting] organizations shall Continue Reading →
III. RIGHTS TO BE GRANTED/PROTECTION
(1) Alternative A
(i) Broadcasting organizations shall have the right to authorize or prohibit the [simultaneous,
near-simultaneous] [and deferred] retransmission of their programme-carrying signal to the
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At the start of Day 2 of SCCR 32, it was clear that the Chair was hoping the committee would go into informals i.e. smaller groups with maybe only the group coordinator and a few invited delegates. No NGOs.
Presentation of the Chart prepared by the secretariat.
>> SECRETARIAT: Thank you, Mr. Chair. Indeed the chart which has been distributed deals with the — with other issues and there are five specific issues listed on this chart. The first one refers to the beneficiaries of protection, term of protection, limitations and exceptions, technical protection measures, and rights management information.
At the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights Twenty-seventh Session in Geneva (April 28 to May 2, 2014) the discussions on the proposed broadcasting treaty included the following safeguard articles that are totally missing from today’s discussions:
>> UNITED STATES: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The first time I have spoken that we very much appreciate the constructive engagement of other delegations and the references to our proposals that are set forth in the high level principles and objectives at the international level for copyright exceptions for libraries and archives. And we continue to believe that this principle approach provides a good basis for moving forward and furthering the goal of improving national copyright exceptions.
