[A2k] FromgGeneva: Questions linger on WIPO copyright committee’s leadership race

[Thiru Balasubramaniam]

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Questions linger on WIPO copyright committee’s leadership race
March 10th, 2008 by Thiru Balasubramaniam

It is 10:25 AM here in Geneva and the WIPO Standing Committee on
Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) has yet to begin. The buzz in the
hallways indicates that Finland, Italy, Senegal and Canada are vying
for leadership of this Committee which will have important
ramifications for WIPO’s work on limitations and exceptions, the
public domain, competition and access to knowledge. From our
perspective, we hope that the this Committee will augur in the fresh
winds of change that will change the direction of WIPO’s work on
copyright and related rights towards a positive agenda.

The leadership question is contained in item 2 of the SCCR agenda
“Election of a Char and two Vice-Chairs”. Equally as important are
agenda items 6 (Protection of broadcasting organizations), 7
(Exception and limitations), 8 (Future work of the Committee) and 9
(Other matters).

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Thiru Balasubramaniam
Geneva Representative
Knowledge Ecology International (KEI)
thiru@keionline.org


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