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Ring Side View : Update on WIPO Negotiations on the Treaty for the Visually Impaired: by Rahul Cherian — published Aug 13, 2012 — last modified Aug 13, 2012 04:34 AM — filed under: Copyright, Accessibility, Access to Knowledge, WIPO
As a legal advisor of the World Blind Union and part of the World Blind Union delegation to the 24th meeting of the WIPO Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) that concluded on July 25, 2012 I had a ring side seat to the negotiations that happened between Member States in relation to the Treaty.
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SCCR 29 Libraries, Archives and Public Interest NGOs in Q&A with Dr. Crews: by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 11, 2014 — last modified Dec 27, 2014 04:54 PM — filed under: Intellectual Property Rights, Access to Knowledge, WIPO
While the many publishers representatives took the floor to explain that there are truly no problems with limitations and exceptions for libraries and archives (and anyway according to them if there are problems that can be solved with licenses), libraries & archives as well as public interest groups make their case: the committee must continue its work on limitations and exceptions for libraries and archives and find solutions.
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Second Meeting of the Expert Committee on WIPO: by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 29, 2015 — filed under: Access to Knowledge, WIPO
The second meeting of the Expert Committee on WIPO was held in the Committee Room (6th floor) of Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi on November 2, 2015. The meeting was held under the chairmanship of Special Secretary (I&B). Nehaa Chaudhari and Anubha Sinha attended the meeting.
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Statement by the Centre for Internet and Society on the Broadcast Treaty at SCCR 30: by Nehaa Chaudhari — published Jul 02, 2015 — filed under: Access to Knowledge, WIPO
The 30th Session of the World Intellectual Property Organization's ("WIPO") Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights ("SCCR") is underway in Geneva from 29 June, 2015 to 03 July, 2015. While CIS was unable to attend this meeting, we have the following statement to make on negotiations on the Proposed Treaty for Broadcasting Organizations.
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Statement of CIS on the WIPO Broadcast Treaty at the 23rd SCCR: by Pranesh Prakash — published Nov 29, 2011 — last modified Nov 30, 2011 06:55 AM — filed under: Access to Knowledge, Copyright, Intellectual Property Rights, Broadcasting, WIPO
The twenty-third session of the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights is being held in Geneva from November 22, 2011 to December 2, 2011. Pranesh Prakash delivered this statement on a new proposal made by South Africa and Mexico (SCCR/23/6) on a treaty for broadcasters.
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Statement on the Limitations and Exceptions for Libraries and Archives at WIPO SCCR 28: by Nehaa Chaudhari — published Jul 03, 2014 — last modified Jul 21, 2014 05:56 PM — filed under: Access to Knowledge, WIPO
Nehaa Chaudhari, attending the 28th Session of the World Intellectual Property Organization (“WIPO”) Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (“SCCR”) at Geneva from 30 June, 2014 to 04 July, 2014, made this statement on the Limitations and Exceptions for Libraries and Archives on behalf of CIS on Day 4, 03 July, 2014.
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Statement on the Proposed Treaty for the Protection of Broadcasting Organizations at WIPO SCCR 28: by Nehaa Chaudhari — published Jul 02, 2014 — last modified Jul 14, 2014 05:40 AM — filed under: Access to Knowledge, WIPO
Nehaa Chaudhari, attending the 28th Session of the World Intellectual Property Organization (“WIPO”) Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (“SCCR”) at Geneva from 30 June, 2014 to 04 July, 2014, made this statement on the Proposed Treaty for the Protection of Broadcasting Organizations on behalf of CIS on Day 3, 02 July, 2014.
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The Broadcasting Treaty: A Solution in Search of a Problem?: by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 10, 2014 — last modified Jan 09, 2015 02:31 AM — filed under: Access to Knowledge, WIPO
Nehaa Chaudhari was one of the speakers at this side event held on December 10, 2014.
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The Hathitrust Judgment and its impact on TVI negotiations at WIPO: by Rahul Cherian — published Oct 30, 2012 — filed under: Accessibility, Access to Knowledge, WIPO
Those of you who have been following my earlier posts on the WIPO negotiations on the Treaty for the Visually Impaired will remember that one of the biggest concerns of the World Blind Union on the draft wording of the Treaty was with the definition of an “authorized entity” that can undertake conversion and distribution of accessible format copies.
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Transcripts of Discussions at WIPO SCCR 27: by Nehaa Chaudhari — published Apr 30, 2014 — last modified May 25, 2014 04:50 AM — filed under: Intellectual Property Rights, Copyright, Access to Knowledge, WIPO
We are providing archival copies of the transcripts of the 27th session of the WIPO Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights, which is being held in Geneva from April 28, 2014 to May 2, 2014.
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