Helpful text from USG on Creative Commons licenses
My more recent Huffington Post blog on the negotiations is here, including this update:
Broadcast treaty negotations mired “by any means”
At 9:43 PM tonight we hear that the casting discussions are stalling over the United States’ support of the inclusion of the phrase “by any means” in Jukka’s non-paper on Article 7 (Protection of Broadcasts) noting that this would be the “value added” component of any Treaty for the Protection of Broadcasting Organizations. Continue Reading
Rejetez le traité des radiodiffuseurs – Déclaration Commune des ONG
Rechazo al Tratado de Radiodifusión de la OMPI – Declaración conjunta de organizaciones no gubernamentales
Invitamos a los delegados de la OMPI a que rechacen la propuesta de Tratado de Radiodifusión en la OMPI.
Después de más que 9 años de discusiones, los esfuerzos para buscar una formulación del tratado que se ocupe de la piratería de las señales de radiodifusión, pero que no dañe a los titulares de derechos de autor y a los usuarios legítimos de emisiones, han fracasado.
What can we do about the Casters’ Treaty? Pray?
Maybe by now you’ve read the Joint NGO Statement?
Joint NGO Statement: Reject the WIPO Broadcast Treaty
We call upon WIPO delegates to reject the proposed WIPO Broadcast
Treaty……
It’s printed on yellow paper and looks like a REAL NGO flyer opposing a treaty that in fact everyone here (except the broadcasters) cannot stand. Delegates come to me to complain that no one likes it but no one seems to dare tell!
Reject the WIPO Broadcast Treaty – Joint NGO Statement
United States intervention to WIPO plenary (Casting negotiations)
WIPO Broadcasting Treaty negotiations: Slow going
Informed sources have indicated that not much progress has been made in the morning informal sessions of the SCCR today which commenced at around 11:40 AM and ended at 1 PM for lunch. It is unlikely that the plenary will reconvene today. Delegations have only been able to discuss Article 1 of Jukka Liedes’ (20 April 2007) non-paper on the objective of the proposed treaty. This article states:
Moving into Informal session
June 20, 2007
Morning session started late (10:50) and the Chair began with a 20 minutes lecture/monologue explaining the methodology (article by article), using the non paper as the “unofficial tool”, leaving the complex and controversial 15/2 document on the side even though that document is the only inclusive document, the one “that contains all the proposals” [except the Canadian proposal?].
Jukka returns to SCCR, gives very long speech setting out the proceedures for limiting debate and having closed sessions
Well, it was nice having an actual plenary yesterday, but Jukka is back, and he wants to move immediately to a closed session. He has made a very long speech, about the need to limit debate, and move to closed sessions. It will not be a “green room” approach just yet, but a plenary without NGOs or notes.