Workshop on Proposed WIPO Copyright Limitations and Exceptions Work Programme and Broadcasting Treaty
27 April 2022 | 14:00 - 16:00 CEST
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Hosts:
- South Centre
- Knowledge Ecology International
- AUWCL Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property
This workshop will be held to prepare for the 42nd session of WIPO’s Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights. The workshop will address two themes: 1) Proposal by the African Group for a work programme on exceptions and limitations and 2) Appraising proposals for a WIPO broadcasting treaty in 2022 and its implications on access to culture and knowledge.
Agenda
Part 1: Proposal by the African Group for a work programme on exceptions and limitations
14:00 – 14:15: Presentation on the African Group proposal for a work program on exceptions and limitations, Mohamed Bakir, Permanent Mission of the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria to the United Nations Office at Geneva and other international organizations in Switzerland
14:15 – 14:30: Open discussion between participants
Part 2: Appraising proposals for a WIPO broadcasting treaty in 2022 and its implications on access to culture and knowledge
14:30 – 15:00: The Chair’s new text: What is protected, what rights are granted, and for how long, and will that change the distribution of licensing revenues and the ability to clear rights?
- James Love, Knowledge Ecology International
- Erry Prasetyo, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Indonesia
15:00 – 15:30: The Treaty - What are its implications on the right to education (research, preserve, train and teach)?
- Teresa Hackett, Electronic Information for Libraries
- Teresa Nobre, Communia
- Luis Villarroel, Innovarte
15:30 – 16:00: Question and Answer session