[Random-bits] How close does USG work with Industry on Hague Convention?
James Love
love@cptech.org
Mon, 25 Sep 2000 16:14:59 -0400
Pretty nice discription of Industry/USG players in Hague Convention....
Jamie
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Sent: Friday, June 30, 2000 4:33 PM
Subject: Hague Convention: Update, Action Plan and New
Materials/Documents
> To: Ad Hoc E-Commerce "Informal" Working Group on Hague Conference and
> others Interested in the Process
> (please note that the cc's are USG representatives in case you plan to
> "reply to all" and do not wish to include the public sector in your
message)
>
> A number of significant "events/things" have occured since the last
> communication with you. Despite efforts so far, the process is lurching
> towards a Diplomatic Conference, working off of the current draft
> Convention.
>
> Our meeting at AT&T with a broader cross-section of industry and the USG
> brought us up to date on the Hague process and how it is proceeding to an:
> * "informal drafting group" meeting in mid-September in Berne (tentatively
> scheduled for Sept 20-22);
> * a tentative January 2001 WIPO Symposium in Geneva which will have at
least
> one panel devoted to the IP issues contained in the Draft Convention;
> * a 2nd E-Commerce Experts meeting in Ottawa (tentatively scheduled for
the
> last week in February 2001);
> and
> * a proposal by the Hague to convene an unprecedented 2 part Diplomatic
> Conference beginning in
>
> Jeff Kovar mentioned during that meeting that it was important for us to
> look at the 1971 treaty and see the general letter of concern that was
sent
> to the Hague in February of this year (documents attached below)
>
> Additionally, a House Judiciary Committee oversight hearing on the
"Internet
> and Federal Courts" was held yesterday. I've attached below the Judiciary
> Committee's URL to all of the statements and also electronic versions of
> ITAA's written testimony and my oral statement (FYI: much of my testimony
> was based on the PowerPoint presentation David Fares and I gave in Ottawa
> and the never-publicly-distributed list of questions and concerns the
> e-commerce community identified for the USG in advance of the Ottawa
> meeting.)
>
> Acton Plan
> Following the suggestion made at our meeting of a couple of weeks ago,
> together with the conclusions reached at a briefing by the USCIB yesterday
a
> special survey/questionnaire will be prepared in the next few days for
> distribution to (1) the e-commerce and IP communities; (2) a broader
> cross-section of industry/associations who have "other"/additional
> interests; and (3) our foreign counterparts/colleagues.
>
> The survey's purpose is to collect as close to empirical data as possible
to
> see if there is a baseline need or justification for a treaty dealing with
> foreign enforcement of domestic judgments in the first place; and if so,
> would such a need outweigh "other" provisions that we see in the current
> draft.
>
> It is our hope that by August 1 a sufficient response would be received so
> that a more 'objective' communication to the USG and 'receptive' foreign
> governments will take place in advance of the September informal working
> group meetings.
>
> Bernie Sorkin, David Fares and I will be working on this survey over the
> next week or so and hope to have it in your hands (and will be calling
upon
> you to further distribute it to those not on the current Hague list) by
> mid-July.
>
> When you receive the survey - and even now, by sending out the attached to
> your colleagues - please get the word out that the process IS moving
forward
> and NOW is the time to provide substantive guidance to the USG.
>
> Have a great 4th of July weekend - or better yet, I hope you didn't even
> read this until you got back!
>
> Marc
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Documents Attached:
> * All Witness Statements from the Hearing - 6/29/00 on Judiciary Website:
> http://www.house.gov/judiciary/4.htm
> * Better copy of ITAA's Testimony/Summary Presented to House Judiciary
> Committee - 6/29/2000
> <<Hague Testimony-singlespaced.doc>> <<Hague
Testimony-finaledited.doc>>
>
> * Dept of State February letter to the Hague
> <<Hague Judgements Letter to van Loon Feb 00.doc>>
>
> * June 16 Outline of Important dates re: Hague process (newer information
*
> above)
> <<Hague Convention Schedule of Meetings.doc>>
> * Hague Convention of 1 February 1971 on the Recognition and Enforcement
of
> Foreign Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters
> <<Hague Conference - Convention # 16.htm>>
>
> * Supplementary Protocol to the Hague Convention of 1 February 1971 on the
> Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil and Commercial
> Matters
> <<Hague Conference - Convention # 17.htm>>
>
>
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