The World Intellectual Property Organization late last night reached
agreement on a timeline for completing treaties – or instruments – on a
range of copyright exceptions, including the possibility of a high-level
negotiation for visually impaired and blind readers in 2013.
“We consider this as a very important moment in the history of WIPO,” the Brazilian delegate said in closing remarks, referring particularly to the action on visually impaired. “The organisation is moving in the right way to create an enabling environment … and providing equality of rights.”
Chile, which initiated the discussions on limitations and exceptions at WIPO several years ago, echoed this view.
The 24th WIPO Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) met from 16-25 July.
The meeting addressed emerging instruments on broadcasters’ rights, and exceptions for visually impaired persons, libraries and archives, and educational and research institutions.
The conclusions document from the meeting shows the timelines of the different topics over the next biennium. The conclusions document is available here [pdf].
On the visually impaired, it was agreed to hold an inter-sessional meeting after the 1-9 October annual WIPO General Assembly and before the next SCCR, which will be held from 19-23 November.
In December, an extraordinary General Assembly will be held to decide whether the visually impaired issue is ready to move to a diplomatic conference (a high-level negotiation) in 2013.
It was not agreed whether the outcome of the visually impaired negotiations is intended to be a treaty or something softer, like recommendations or a declaration.
On broadcasting, work will now proceed on a single text with the aim of deciding on a diplomatic conference in 2014.
An agenda item was added to the SCCR to assess implementation of the Development Agenda.
Progress was also made in the other areas of limitations and exceptions.
India called the outcome a “great achievement” in the “spirit of Beijing,” referring to last month’s agreement on the Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual Performances.
“We have preserved equal treatment” of the different subjects, a member of the African Group said afterward. The agreement “recognises the levels of maturity” of the instruments. Africa has consistently sought to advance all exceptions and limitations
Developed countries did not offer closing remarks in plenary, and declined to speak to reporters afterward.
The meeting chair, noting the late hour, said in closing, “It was hard work to reach some convergence.”
“We consider this as a very important moment in the history of WIPO,” the Brazilian delegate said in closing remarks, referring particularly to the action on visually impaired. “The organisation is moving in the right way to create an enabling environment … and providing equality of rights.”
Chile, which initiated the discussions on limitations and exceptions at WIPO several years ago, echoed this view.
The 24th WIPO Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) met from 16-25 July.
The meeting addressed emerging instruments on broadcasters’ rights, and exceptions for visually impaired persons, libraries and archives, and educational and research institutions.
The conclusions document from the meeting shows the timelines of the different topics over the next biennium. The conclusions document is available here [pdf].
On the visually impaired, it was agreed to hold an inter-sessional meeting after the 1-9 October annual WIPO General Assembly and before the next SCCR, which will be held from 19-23 November.
In December, an extraordinary General Assembly will be held to decide whether the visually impaired issue is ready to move to a diplomatic conference (a high-level negotiation) in 2013.
It was not agreed whether the outcome of the visually impaired negotiations is intended to be a treaty or something softer, like recommendations or a declaration.
On broadcasting, work will now proceed on a single text with the aim of deciding on a diplomatic conference in 2014.
An agenda item was added to the SCCR to assess implementation of the Development Agenda.
Progress was also made in the other areas of limitations and exceptions.
India called the outcome a “great achievement” in the “spirit of Beijing,” referring to last month’s agreement on the Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual Performances.
“We have preserved equal treatment” of the different subjects, a member of the African Group said afterward. The agreement “recognises the levels of maturity” of the instruments. Africa has consistently sought to advance all exceptions and limitations
Developed countries did not offer closing remarks in plenary, and declined to speak to reporters afterward.
The meeting chair, noting the late hour, said in closing, “It was hard work to reach some convergence.”
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