[A2k] New Draft concerning Diplomatic Conference on Broadcast Treaty

[petra]

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Hi all,

out of informal meetings yesterday there comes a new draft for a
decision the GA should take on a Diplomatic Conference for a Broadcast
treaty. Text following below.

Petra
IP Justice
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WIPO General Assembly, 2006


*ITEM 10: PROTECTION OF BROADCASTING ORGANIZATIONS*


/Draft Decision/


/Outcome from the informal consultations, September 27-28, 2006,/


/prepared by the Chairman of the SCCR/


   1.

      _The General Assembly approves the convening_ of the Diplomatic
      Conference on the Protection 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 organizations and cablecasting organizations in the
      traditional sense.

   2.

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

   3.

      The meeting of the 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 Draft Basic
      Proposal referred to in paragraph 2_.


   5.

      The WIPO Secretariat will organize, in cooperation with 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
      inventing Member States.




/The General Assembly is invited to approve the convening of a
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_./