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SCCR 32 Day 1 : ISSUE OF INCLUSION (OR EXCLUSION) OF CABLECASTING

ISSUE OF INCLUSION OR EXCLUSION OF CABLECASTING

Chair: Brazil, you still have the floor.
>> BRAZIL: Thank you, Chair.
Regarding a very quick follow-up to your question regarding — as I mentioned, the proposal was presented and supported in 201 and 204 of the draft report and we understand it should be also reflected. We understand that this could be also a bridge of positions getting comfort to many Delegations that have concerns on this matter. These are the details that you have requested. Thank you, Chair.
>> CHAIR: Thank you for that.
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SCCR 32 Day 4 Africa Group Statement regarding support for L&E for education, research and people with other disabilities

nigeria-x1024.jpgOn the last day of the SCCR 32, the group statements on the topic of education, teaching, research and people with other disabilities are not surprising. Group B and CEBS do not want to engage in normative work. Grulac and the Africa Group are eloquent and remind all of us that development depends on education and knowledge. The Africa Group is also requesting the Chair provide a chart of the issues to be duscussed as well as regional meetings on the topic.

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SCCR 31 Day 3 on rights for broadcasting and cablecasting

Posted on by Manon Ress

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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OCR version of leaked EU document on : “A digital single market strategy for Europe”

Posted on by James Love

Yesterday, Politico published this story:

Leaked digital single market’s ‘evidence file’ reveals Commission’s ambitions. Documents show policy came before evidence for cybersecurity measures.
By ZOYA SHEFTALOVICH 20/4/15, 1:29 PM CET Updated 21/4/15, 11:33 AM CET
(http://www.politico.eu/article/leaked-digital-single-market-strategy-evidence/)
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KEI Special 301 supplemental comments: Compulsory Licensing not restricted to “Emergencies” or “Measure of Last Resort”

Posted on by James Love

At the February 24, 2015 USTR hearing on Special 301, KEI asked to provide supplemental comments on R&D for the record, and KEI was separately asked by USTR to provide comments on online pharmacies, and by DHHS to comment on the relationship between emergencies and compulsory licensing. (The KEI page on Special 301 is here: /ustr/special301).

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New leak of TPP consolidated text on intellectual property provides details of pandering to drug companies and publishers

Posted on by James Love

For more information:
James Love, Knowledge Ecology International
email: james.love@keionline.org, +1.202.361.3040

The May 16, 2014 version of the consolidated negotiating text for the Intellectual Property Chapter for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement is a long, complex document that taken as a whole is designed to expand and extend monopolies on knowledge goods, including in particular publisher-owned copyrights, patents on inventions, and monopoly rights in data used to register new drugs, vaccines and agricultural chemical products.

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