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CCIA,EFF, IFLA, KEI, ISOC, CIS views on the broadcasting treaty July 23, 2012

Posted on July 23, 2012 by Manon Ress

Once again a diverse group of NGOS spoke clearly against the treaty for broadcasting organizations. To quote CCIA “While the world’s governments can certainly create legal instruments with any language in them that they wish, surely granting copyright in objects that don’t exist would be difficult to justify to the wider public”. Well, the delegates are now back into informal sessions so the public in fact does not even know why they still work on more rights, (more road blocks) to solve signal piracy, already a crime I believe in most countries!

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July 23, 2012. Broadcasting organizations (and MPA) views on why they need a treaty

Posted on July 23, 2012 by Manon Ress

July 23, 2012. Broadcasting organizations (and MPA) views why they need a treaty

I am not sure if the best film analogy here would be Groundhog Day or The Bridge on the River Kwai but the following NGOs are re-affirming that they need a treaty because:
1. there is a piracy problem that can be fixed by giving them more exclusive rights for 20 years
2. the Internet treaties trilogy: there is a WCT and a WPPT so there has to be a WBT. To be fair.

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Governments views on progress on broadcasting treaty at WIPO SCCR24

Posted on July 23, 2012 by Manon Ress

July 23, 2012. The plenary at WIPO has started again briefly before lunch. While there is not much progress on a text about broadcasting protection there seems to be consensus among governments regarding the nature of the instrument: it has to be a treaty. No one seems to be talking about a soft recommendation for broadcasters!

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US July 18, 2012 Intervention at WIPO SCCR 24 on Broadcasters’ Rights

Posted on July 23, 2012 by James Love

Below is the statement that Shira Perlmutter of USPTO delivered for the US government on July 18, 2012, at the WIPO SCCR 24 meeting in Geneva. As noted in the statement, the United States is calling for a “single text.” The nature of the instrument is “a treaty.” The U.S. wants the treaty to cover the “signal” without a set term (some earlier proposals had called for 20 to 50 years of protection). The treaty would protect “traditional” broadcasters, defined as over the air, satellite and cable broadcasting. Continue Reading →

SCCR24: Plenary statement of Brazil urging WIPO to advance its negotations on a Treaty for the Visually Impaired (19 July 2012)

Posted on July 22, 2012 by Thiru

This statement was delivered by Brazil on 19 July 2012 in the plenary of the 24th session of the WIPO Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR). In this statement, Brazil stressed that negotiations on a Treaty for Visually Impaired Persons not be linked to discussions on a treaty for the protection of broadcasting organizations.

Mr Chairman,

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Access to Knowledge, Negotiations SCCR 24, WIPO

Federal Circuit Oral Arguments in BRCA Gene Patent Case (Round 2)

Posted on July 21, 2012 by Krista Cox

On Friday, July 20, 2012, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit again heard the case Association for Molecular Pathology v. United States Patent and Trademark Office. The plaintiffs in the case are represented by the ACLU and PubPat, while the primary defendant in the case is Myriad Genetics.

Case History

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Quick Notes from NGOs intervention from the floor during SCCR24

Posted on July 20, 2012 by Manon Ress

WBU: we look forward to the revision tomorrow and we will study carefully. We see ourselves as technical advisors and we are available today and tomorrow for consultation.

STM (publishers); we have been supportive. But framework should not undermine publishers ambition….a legal instrument should be limited where there is no existing …it has to be limited to the essential. Should also be mindful to respect flexibilities. Authorized entities can be trusted By all stakeholders. that could be provided if operationaly prepared and ….

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EU proposal on “authorized entity”

Posted on July 20, 2012 by Thiru

Proposals for revised text for document SCCR23/7
July 20, 2012

(Proposal by the European Union and its Member States)

“authorized entity”:

means a governmental agency, a non-profit entity or non-profit organization that

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WIPO SCCR24: TPMs, Contracts, new articles

Posted on July 20, 2012 by Manon Ress

ARTICLE F1 OBLIGATIONS CONCERNING TECHNOLOGICAL MEASURES

Member States shall ensure that beneficiaries of the exception provided by Article C have the means to enjoy the exception where technological protection measures have been applied to a work.

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Proposal by Nigeria, Iran and India on definition of authorized entity

Posted on July 20, 2012 by Thiru

In technical discussions on the meaning of “authorized entity”, Nigeria, Iran and India proposed the following language:

Authorized entity

“means a governmental or non-governmental entity, an organization, educational or teaching institution, including organizations enabled by governments that address the needs of persons with visual impairments/print disabilities including providing them with services relating to instructional training, adaptive reading or information access needs.”

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