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Knowledge Ecology International joins amicus brief on non-copyrightability of model laws and statutes

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Washington, DC — On January 11, 2016, Knowledge Ecology International joined Public Knowledge and the American Library Association in an amicus curiae brief that argued that the contents of model laws, once enacted into statute, cannot be protected by copyright. The brief was filed with the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia in the case of ASTM International v. Public.Resource.Org.

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SCCR 31 Chair’s Conclusion

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Chair’s Conclusions

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MICHELE WOODS: Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights, 31st session, Geneva, December 7 to 11, 2015. Summary by the Chair.

Agenda item 1. Opening of the session. The 31st session of the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights SCCR or Committee was opened by Mr. Francis Gurry, Director General who welcomed the participants and opened agenda item 2.
Ms. Michele Woods, WIPO, acted as secretary.

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SCCR 31 Day 3 on rights for broadcasting and cablecasting

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to get the live transcript:
http://www.streamtext.net/player?event=WIPO
code: sccr31
webcast: http://www.wipo.int/webcasting/en/includes/newplayer/Player_EXT_roomN.html

The SCCR was supposed to start today with the Rights to be granted to broadcasters.

III. RIGHTS TO BE GRANTED/PROTECTION
ALTERNATIVE A
Broadcasting organizations shall have the right to authorize or prohibit the retransmission of
their broadcast to the public by any means.
ALTERNATIVE B
Broadcasting organizations shall have the right to prohibit the unauthorized retransmission of
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