[A2k] Programme of WIPO Sub-regional roundtable on the copyright-based business: authorship, publishing and access to knowledge

[Thiru Balasubramaniam]

WIPO/CR/CM/06/INF/2
ORIGINAL: English
DATE: March 2006


WIPO SUB-REGIONAL ROUNDTABLE ON
THE COPYRIGHT-BASED BUSINESS:
AUTHORSHIP, PUBLISHING AND ACCESS TO KNOWLEDGE

organized by
the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
in cooperation with
the National Intellectual Property Office
of the Ministry of Trade, Commerce, Consumer Affairs and Marketing
Development
Government of Sri Lanka
with the assistance of
the Japan Copyright Office (JCO)
Colombo, March 1 to 3, 2006
PROGRAM
prepared by the International Bureau of WIPO





Wednesday, March 1, 2006

9.00 =96 9.30 Registration

9.30 =96 10.00 OPENING CEREMONY

Mr. Bandula, Chairman, Sri Lanka Foundation Institute, Colombo

Ms. Geidy Lung, Senior Legal Officer, Copyright Law Division, WIPO

Dr. D.M. Karunaratna, Director General, National Intellectual Property
Office of
Sri Lanka, the Government of Sri Lanka

10.00 =96 10.30 Coffee break

Theme One: Copyright and Related Rights =96 Overview and Key Elements

10.30 =96 11.20 Topic 1 Legal Framework, Economic Basis, Cultural Role of
Copyright and Related Rights

Speaker: Ms. Geidy Lung

11.20 =96 12.30 Topic 2 International Protection of Copyright and Related
Rights

Speaker: Ms. Geidy Lung

12.30 =96 14.00 Lunch break

14.00 =96 15.00 Topic 3 National Legislation, Protection and Enforcement
of Copyright in Sri Lanka

Speaker: Dr. D.M. Karunaratna

15.00 =96 15.20 Tea Break

Theme Two Copyright and the Publishing Industry in the Asian Countries

15 20 =96 17.20 Country Reports Representatives from Bhutan, India, Nepal
and Pakistan

18.00 WIPO Reception



Thursday, March 2, 2006

9.30 =96 10.50 Topic 4 The Structure and Dynamics of the Publishing Industr=
y:
Value Chain and Pricing Strategies

Speakers: Mr. Ryoji Fukada, Managing Director, Springer-Verlag Tokyo, Tokyo

Mr. Vijitha Yapa, Chairman, Sri Lanka Book Publishers=92 Association, Colom=
bo

10.50 =96 11.10 Tea Break

Theme Three Publishing and Access to Knowledge: Perspectives on
Effective Use of Copyright and Related Rights

11.10 =96 12.10 Topic 5 Exceptions and Limitations to Rights and other
Flexibilities in the Copyright System

Speakers: Ms. Geidy Lung

Ms. Caroline Morgan, General Manager (Corporate Services), Copyright
Agency Limited, Sydney

12.10 =96 13.30 Lunch Break

13.30 =96 14.50 Topic 6 Striking a =93Balance=94 in the Copyright System:
Perspectives of Publishers, Libraries and Educational Institutions

Speakers: Mr. Ryoji Fukada

Mr. Upali Amarasiri, Director General, National Library and
Documentation Board, Colombo

Mr. W. A. Jayasundara, Head, Human Resource Development Division, Sri
Lanka Institute of Development Administration, Colombo

14.50 =96 15.40 Topic 7 Negotiating Publishing Contracts: Licensing of
Educational and Scientific Materials and the Various Models

Speaker: Ms. Triena Ong, President, Publishers Association (Singapore)

15.40 =96 16.00 Tea Break



Theme Four Promoting the Growth and Economic Contribution of the
Publishing Industry

16.00 =96 17.00 Topic 8 The Role of Reprographic Rights Organizations,
Important Issues Relating to the Collection and Distribution of Royalties

Speaker: Ms. Caroline Morgan


Friday, March 3, 2006

9.30 =96 10.30 Topic 9 New Business Models and Challenges for Publishing
Industry in the Digital Environment

Speaker: Ms. Triena Ong

10.30 =96 10.50 Tea Break

10.50 =96 12.00 Panel Discussion Policies and Strategies for Developing a
Viable Publishing Industry

All participants and speakers

12.00 CLOSING CEREMONY



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