[Ip-health] ICTSD-SSRC Geneva Dialogue: Recent Research on Piracy and Enforcement in Developing Countries. 3rd Nov.

[Ahmed Abdel Latif]

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Recent Research on Piracy and IP Enforcement=0D
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Issues and Lessons=0D
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Tuesday 3rd November 2009=0D
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The International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD) and =
the Social Science Research Council (SSRC) are pleased to invite you to a d=
ialogue on: Recent Research on Piracy and Enforcement in Developing Countri=
es: Issues and Lessons, Tuesday 3rd November 2009, (13:15-15:00) Room B, WI=
PO Main Building (34, Chemin des Colombettes, 1211 Geneva).=0D
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The aim of the dialogue is to present the findings of recent research on pi=
racy and intellectual property (IP) enforcement in a number of developing c=
ountries and consider their possible implications for international discuss=
ions on IP enforcement.=0D
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Background=0D
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The enforcement of intellectual property rights (IPRs) has gained prominenc=
e in recent years in the global trade and IP agenda. A number of initiative=
s at the global, regional and bilateral level aiming at the strengthening o=
f IPRs enforcement carry far-reaching implications for the regulation of th=
e knowledge economy.=0D
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However, many of these initiatives - and the discourse underpinning them =
=E2=80=93 are mostly confined to a legalistic and repressive approach. The =
meeting of the WIPO Advisory Committee on Enforcement (ACE) offers an oppor=
tunity to address piracy and IP enforcement from a broader social and econo=
mic perspective taking into consideration recommendation 45 of the WIPO Dev=
elopment Agenda, which underlines the need "to approach intellectual proper=
ty enforcement in the context of broader societal interests and especially =
development oriented concerns," in accordance with Article 7 of the TRIPS A=
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In addition, under Strategic Goal VI of WIPO, the objective of Program 17 (=
Building Respect for IP), is namely =E2=80=9CInformed and empirically well-=
founded policy discussions at the international level to support the creati=
on of an enabling environment that promotes respect for IP in a sustainable=
 manner and strengthened capacity in Member States for the effective enforc=
ement of IP rights in the interests of social and economic development and =
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In this context, recent research published by the International Centre for =
Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD) in 2009 has focused on the econom=
ic dimension of enforcement and has been made available to fifth session of=
 the ACE as one of its documents.[1]=0D
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At the same time, the Social Science Research Council (SSRC) is undertaking=
 an important project =E2=80=93 the Media Piracy Project- to investigate mu=
sic, film, and software piracy in a number of developing economies. The pro=
ject is built around studies of piracy and IP enforcement efforts in India,=
 Brazil, South Africa, Russia, Mexico, and Bolivia, and framed by a wider e=
xamination of IP policymaking and enforcement at the international level.  =
Six institutions and twenty-five researchers have been involved in the 2-ye=
ar research project. Some preliminary results of these studies will be pres=
ented at the Dialogue.=0D
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The Dialogue aims to foster a constructive debate on IP enforcement by prov=
iding new perspectives on its economic and sociological dimensions in a dev=
elopment context and consider lessons which could be useful for internation=
al discussions in this area.=0D
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Draft Programme=0D
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Introduction=0D
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Pedro Roffe, ICTSD=0D
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Speakers=0D
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Joe Karaganis, Social Science Research Council (SSRC), New York=0D
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Pedro Mizukami, Funda=C3=A7=C3=A3o Getulio Vargas (FGV),  Rio de Janeiro=0D
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Oona Castro, Instituto Overmundo, Rio de Janeiro=0D
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Exchange of views with participants=0D
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A light lunch will be served.=0D
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Pre-registration by Monday November 2nd 2009 is required due to space and s=
ecurity requirement. Please contact Hannah Leone (hleone@ictsd.ch).=0D
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1. Enforcing Intellectual Property Rights: An Economic Perspective, by Cars=
ten Fink, document (WIPO/ACE/5/6) originally published by ICTSD as part of =
Issue Paper 22, The Global Debate on the Enforcement of Intellectual Proper=
ty Rights and Developing Countries, ICTSD Programme on IPRs and Sustainable=
 Development (available at http://ictsd.net/i/publications/42762/ <http://c=
ts.vresp.com/c/?ICTSD/e824377edf/62890a0c44/0dec66580c> ).=0D
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