[A2k] WIPO Br Tr - Statement from US public service broadcasters oppose

[Gwen Hinze]

It appears that not all members of the North American Broadcasters
Association support the proposed treaty. The two largest public
service broadcasters - National Public Radio and the Public
Broadcasting Service - appear to have strong reservations.

This afternoon NABA started distributing  a color brochure on their
arguments for why a treaty is needed.

It includes this footnote, referencing the concerns expressed by NPR and PBS:

"National Public Radio and the Public Broadcasting Service do not
support a Diplomatic Conference to adopt a treaty based on the April
20, 2007 non-paper because they do not believe the treaty provides
adequate protection for the fair use of broadcast and cablecast
matter for newsgathering and other purposes. Bell ExpressVu does not
support a Diplomatic Conference because it believes the proposed
exclusive retransmission right exceeds what is necessary to prevent
signal piracy or protect investment and does not contain a
reservation that would permit a signatory to limit or not apply the
application of the retransmission right."



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Gwen Hinze
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