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29th Session of the WIPO SCCR: CIS Intervention on the Proposed Treaty for the Protection of Broadcasting Organizations: by Nehaa Chaudhari — published Dec 09, 2014 — last modified Dec 12, 2014 11:55 AM — filed under: Broadcast Treaty, Intellectual Property Rights, Access to Knowledge, WIPO
The Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) made its intervention on the proposed treaty in the ongoing WIPO session on December 9, 2014.
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CIS Submission to the Expert Committee: Protection of Broadcasting Organisations under the Proposed Treaty as Compared to Other International Conventions: by Amulya Purushothama and Nehaa Chaudhari — published Dec 21, 2014 — last modified Sep 03, 2015 02:05 AM — filed under: Broadcast Treaty, Access to Knowledge
This is a submission made by Nehaa Chaudhari on behalf of the Centre for Internet and Society to the Expert Committee on the Broadcast Treaty constituted by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India. This submission compares provisions of the Proposed Treaty for the Protection of Broadcasting Organizations that is being deliberated at WIPO's SCCR at the moment, and provisions for the protection of rights of broadcasters that are already present in existing international instruments.
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Views on on the proposed WIPO Treaty for the Protection of Broadcasting Organizations at side-event organised by Knowledge Ecology International: by Anubha Sinha — published Nov 29, 2018 — filed under: Limitations & Exceptions, Access to Knowledge, Broadcast Treaty, Broadcasting, WIPO
On November 27, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) organised a side event during deliberations of the 37th Session of the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). Centre for Internet & Society (CIS), Electronic Information for Libraries (eiFL.net), Corporacion Innovarte, Creative Commons, and Knowledge Ecology International appraised the current text for the proposed WIPO Treaty for the Protection of Broadcasting Organizations (Revised Consolidated Text on Definitions, Object of Protection, Rights to be Granted and Other Issues, SCCR/36/6). Speakers provided an overview of the treaty, explained the potential risks and problems caused, and proposed solutions to narrow the Treaty’s scope and limit the damage. Below is a transcript of the remarks made by Anubha Sinha who represented CIS at this event.
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WIPO SCCR 41: Notes from Day 1: by Anubha Sinha — published Dec 31, 2020 — last modified Jun 29, 2021 01:40 PM — filed under: Broadcast Treaty, Broadcasting, Limitations & Exceptions, Access to Knowledge
Member states delivered opening statements and deliberated on the progress, substantive provisions, and method of work on the draft broadcasting treaty text. This blog post summarises positions and contentions that supported: 1) transparency in SCCR work 2) limitations and exceptions 3) addressing the object of protection and overbroad scope of rights in the draft treaty text.
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WIPO SCCR 41: Notes from Day 3 and Day 4: by Anubha Sinha — published Jul 07, 2021 — last modified Jul 08, 2021 02:51 PM — filed under: Broadcast Treaty, Limitations & Exceptions, Access to Knowledge, WIPO
Day 3 and 4 saw the presentation of four studies conducted by external experts on music markets in various regions in the world and one study on rights of stage directors of theatrical productions. Day 4 saw member states sharing their positions on a proposal for creation of two rights 1) rights of stage directors of stage productions and 2) public lending right. The Chair also presented the draft summary of the session upon its conclusion, on Day 4. This blog post shares the specific text under the broadcasting and limitations and exceptions agenda items, relevant from an access to knowledge perspective.
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WIPO SCCR 41: Statement by CIS on the Protection of Broadcasting Organisations Agenda Item: by Anubha Sinha — last modified Jun 29, 2021 01:19 PM — filed under: Broadcast Treaty, Limitations & Exceptions, Access to Knowledge
Anubha Sinha delivered a statement on behalf of CIS, on day 1 of the 41st WIPO SCCR session on the Protection of Broadcasting Organisations Agenda Item.
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WIPO SCCR 42: Statement by CIS on the Protection of Broadcasting Organisations Agenda Item: by Anubha Sinha — published May 10, 2022 — filed under: Broadcast Treaty, Limitations & Exceptions, Access to Knowledge
Anubha Sinha delivered a statement on behalf of CIS, on day 2 of the 42nd WIPO SCCR session on the Protection of Broadcasting Organisations Agenda Item.
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WIPO SCCR 43: Notes from Day 1: by Shweta Mohandas — published Apr 28, 2023 — filed under: Broadcast Treaty, Broadcasting, Limitations & Exceptions, Access to Knowledge
Member states delivered opening statements and deliberated on the progress, substantive provisions, and method of work on the draft broadcasting treaty text. This blog post summarises positions and contentions that supported: 1)The need for balance between rights of broadcasters and that of users and researchers 2) Questions around fixation and signal piracy 3) Need for consensus and towards a diplomatic conference
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WIPO SCCR 43: Notes from Day 2: by Shweta Mohandas — published Apr 27, 2023 — last modified Apr 28, 2023 12:22 PM — filed under: Broadcast Treaty, Broadcasting, Limitations & Exceptions, Access to Knowledge
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WIPO SCCR 43: Notes from Day 3: by Shweta Mohandas — published Apr 28, 2023 — filed under: Broadcast Treaty, Broadcasting, Limitations & Exceptions, Access to Knowledge
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