[A2k] FromGeneva: WIPO Draft Decision on the "Protection of Broadcasting Organizations"

[Thiru Balasubramaniam]

http://fromgeneva.blogspot.com/2006/10/wipo-draft-decision-on-protection-of.html

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      WIPO Draft Decision on the "Protection of Broadcasting Organizations"

This draft decision will be discussed on Monday, 2 October 2006 at the
WIPO General Assembly.




WIPO General Assembly, 2006
September 30, 2006

ITEM 10: PROTECTION OF BROADCASTING ORGANIZATIONS

Draft Decision

Outcome from the informal consultations, September 27-30, 2006,

Prepared by the Chairman of the SCCR

1. The General Assembly approves the convening of the Diplomatic
Conference on the Protection of the Rights of Broadcasting Organizations
under the conditions set out in paragraph 4 below from November 19 to
December 7, 2007, in Geneva. The objective of this Conference is to
negotiate and conclude a WIPO treaty on the protection of broadcasting
organizations, including cablecasting organizations. The scope of the
treaty will be confined to the protection of broadcasting and
cablecasting organizations in the traditional sense.

2. The Revised Draft Basic Proposal (Document SCCR/15/2) will constitute
the Basic Proposal with the understanding that all Member States may
make proposals at the Diplomatic Conference.

3. The meeting of a preparatory committee will be convened for June 2007
to prepare the necessary modalities of the Diplomatic Conference. The
preparatory committee will consider the draft rules of procedure to be
presented for adoption to the Diplomatic Conference, the lists of
States, as well as intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations
to be invited to participate in the conference, as well as other
necessary organizational matters.

4. Two special sessions of the Standing Committee on Copyright and
Related Rights to clarify the outstanding issues will be convened, the
first one in January 2007, and the second one in June 2007 in
conjunction with the meeting of the preparatory committee. It is
understood that the sessions of the SCCR should aim to agree and
finalize, on a signal-based approach, the objectives, specific scope and
object of protection with a view to submitting to the Diplomatic
Conference a revised basic proposal, which will amend the agreed
relevant parts of the Revised Draft Basic Proposal referred to in
Paragraph 2. The Diplomatic Conference will be convened if such
agreement is achieved. If no such agreement is achieved, all further
discussions will be based on Document SCCR/15/2.

5. The WIPO Secretariat will organize, in cooperation with the Member
States concerned, and at the request of Member States, consultations and
information meetings on the matters of the Diplomatic Conference. The
meetings will be hosted by the inviting Member States.


The General Assembly is invited to approve the convening of the
Diplomatic Conference on the Protection of the Rights of Broadcasting
Organizations, from November 19 to December 7, 2007, and its preparatory
arrangements as recommended by the fifteenth session of the SCCR and as
amended above.