[A2k] New UNESCO study on 'Casting Treaty and FoE

[Ian Brown]

http://portal.unesco.org/culture/en/ev.php-URL_ID=3D31459&URL_DO=3DDO_TOPIC=
&URL_SECTION=3D201.html

The 33rd General Conference of UNESCO mandated the Organization to play
a proactive role in the discussion of the draft for an international
instrument on the protection of the rights of broadcasting organizations
currently being discussed at WIPO so that the objectives of the
promotion of freedom of expression and universal access to information
and knowledge are not hindered by the provisions of the said instrument.

The study of Patr=EDcia Akester, commissioned by UNESCO, on the Draft WIPO
Broadcasting Treaty and its impact on the Freedom of Expression,
endeavors to make a constructive input to the debate on the intersection
between the protection of intellectual property rights and freedom of
expression in the new international instrument, currently under
discussion.  The study raises questions and pinpoints issues which
government officials and experts may wish to address and explore in more
detail in the negotiation process. All views expressed are those of the
author and do not affect, nor pre-empt any official position of UNESCO
or its Member States.

http://portal.unesco.org/culture/en/file_download.php/5f62dc277348a7f0ab902=
c88dc55a410study.pdf