WIPO page on the 12th SCCR

Revised Consolidated Text for a Treaty on the Protection of Broadcasting Organizations

Civil Society Documents

PROPOSAL BY NGOS FOR A TREATY ON THE PROTECTION OF BROADCASTS AND BROADCASTING ORGANIZATIONS - version 2.8

November 22, 2004. Robin Gross, IP Justice. Illegal Procedures at WIPO Pushes Controversial Broadcast Treaty Forward "Divide and Conquer" Strategy Sends Debate to Secretive Regional Meetings.

November 19, 2004. Civil Society Coalition's Intervention on the Chilean proposal on Limitations and Exceptions

November 18, 2004. Civil Society Coalition's Oral Intervention at the 12th Session of the WIPO Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR)

November 17, 2004. Civil Society Coalition's Written Statement on the proposed WIPO Broadcasting/Cablecasting/Webcasting Treaty at the 12th SCCR

November 16, 2004. CPTech, EFF, IP Justice and the Union for the Public Domain. 21 Civil Society NGO Questions on the Proposed Treaty for the Protection of Broadcast Organizations.

October 4, 2004. Civil Society Coalition Statement on WIPO General Assembly Decision on a Development Agenda

October, 2004. Civil Society Coalition Statement on on WIPO Accreditation

Country Proposals

Proposal by Argentina and Brazil for the Establishment of a Development Agenda for WIPO, includes the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights: English version, French version, Spanish version,

November 2 2004. Proposal by Chile on the Subject "Exceptions and Limitations to Copyright and Related Rights."

NGO Documents

PROPOSAL BY NGOS FOR A TREATY ON THE PROTECTION OF BROADCASTS AND BROADCASTING ORGANIZATIONS - version 2.8

November 22, 2004. Robin Gross, IP Justice. Illegal Procedures at WIPO Pushes Controversial Broadcast Treaty Forward "Divide and Conquer" Strategy Sends Debate to Secretive Regional Meetings.

November 17-19, 2004. Notes on the 12th Session of the SCCR

Day 1

Day 2

Day 3

November 16, 2004. CPTech, EFF, IP Justice and the Union for the Public Domain. 21 Civil Society NGO Questions on the Proposed Treaty for the Protection of Broadcast Organizations.

May 20, 2004. Statement by NGOs Concerned with the Protection of Broadcasts and Broadcasting Organisations. Available as a Word Document, of in PDF Format.

News Stories

November 24, 2004. ManagingInformation.com. WIPO Accelerates Work On Protection Of Broadcasting Organisations.

November 23, 2004. Frances Williams and Tim Burt for the Financial Times. Hopes fade for speedy agreement on digital rights treaty.

November 23, 2004. Dugie Standeford for the Washington Internet Daily. Proposal to Protect Webcasting Signals Gains Support.

November 22, 2004. Carolyn Deere, Intellectual Property Watch. WIPO Broadcasting Treaty Discussions end in Controversy, Confusion.

November 22, 2004. Reuters. New Broadcasting Treaty Makes Progress at WIPO.

November 22, 2004. Agence France Presse. WIPO sidelines US' bid to include webcasting under copyright protection.

November 22, 2004. Out-Law.com. Broadcasting treaty will subvert rights of creators, say critics.

November 17, 2004. William New for National Journal's Technology Daily. WIPO Continuing Work On Broadcasting Rights Treaty.

Collections of Direct Quotes About Webcasting from Participants at the SCCRs

Quotes from Right Holders on Webcasting.

Quotes from WIPO Member States on Webcasting.

Quotes Civil Society.
 
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