Conclusions of 23rd session of WIPO Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR)
Twenty–Third Session
Geneva, November 21 to 25, 28, 29 and December 2, 2011
ConclusionsLimitations and Exceptions: Libraries and archives
WIPO releases text on an international instrument on L&Es for persons with print disabilities: SCCR/23/7 Prov
On Friday, 2 December 2011, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) released an official paper, dated 1 December 2011, entitled “Working Document on an International Instrument on Limitations and Exceptions for Persons with Print Disabilities” prepared by the “Secretariat on the (to be adopted by the Committee during the SCCR/23 session).” This document, numbered as SCCR/23/7 Prov., is expected to be adopted today by the SCCR. SCCR/23/7 Prov can be found here:
Continue ReadingWIPO study on Anti-Competitive Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights (Sham Litigation)
Lucia Helena Salgado, from Coordinator of Regulatory and Market Studies, institute of Research on Applied Economics (IPEA) is presenting her study on Anti-Competitive Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights (Sham Litigation) at the 7th session of the WIPO Advisory Committee on Enforcement.
The report can be found here:
http://wipo.int/export/sites/www/meetings/en/2011/wipo_ip_ge_11/docs/study.pdf
WIPO releases new working document on an international instrument on L&Es for persons with print disabilities
On Monday, 28 November 2011, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) released a new document called “Working Document on an International Instrument on Limitations and Exceptions for Persons with Print Disabilities” prepared by the “Secretariat on the basis of comments made by Member States delegations to the Chair’s document SCCR/22/16” on 25 November 2011.
The new document can be found here: /wp-content/uploads/Workingdocument_VIP.doc or /wp-content/uploads/Workingdocument_VIP.pdf Continue Reading
SCCR 23: Opening round of interventions on Treaty for the Blind, Visually Impaired and other Reading Disabled Persons
Thursday, Morning Session
24 November 2011European versus American interpretations of orphan works
The WIPO Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) is now discussing the topic of orphan works in deliberations on limitations and exceptions for libraries and archives. The US has a broader view of what constitutes an orphan work compared with the European Union. Here are the interventions of both the US and EU taken from the WIPO lives stream for comparison.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: Thank you, Mr. Chairman.WIPO SCCR discusses modalities for text based discussions on libraries and archives
Wednesday, Morning Session
23 November 2011General statement of the United States of America at SCCR 23
The United States delivered its general statement to the 23rd session of the WIPO Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) on Monday, 21 November 2011. The following text is captured from WIPO’s live stream of this meeting.
General statement of Knowledge Ecology International at SCCR 23 supporting TVI and AV treaty and opposing Broadcasting Treaty
General statement of Knowledge Ecology International
SCCR 23
21 November 2011The SCCR is beginning a long meeting that will attempt to address proposals for norm setting on copyright limitations and exceptions, and for related rights for audiovisual performances and broadcasting organizations.
Pharma company registered lobbying expenditures for USA
According to OpenSecrets.Org, the pharmaceutical manufacturing sector has reported $115,571,832 in lobbying for 2011, a number that will grow considerably when all quarterly reports are filed. The top lobbying outlays were reported by PhRMA, the trade association, followed by Pfizer, Amgen, Merck, Lilly, Novartis, Bayer and GSK. The top generic company was Teva, which ranked 12th overall. As reported by OpenSecrets, some firms are listed more than once, for lobbying outlays by different subsidiaries. Continue Reading