Copyright Limitations and Exceptions at the World Intellectual Property Organization
Channel: pijipvideo
Date: 2019-07-17

March 12, 2019

Sponsors:
-Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property
-Knowledge Ecology International 
-Library Copyright Alliance 

World Intellectual Property Organization is currently considering two major copyright related agenda items.

-Broadcast: The Committee is finalizing a treaty to require exclusive rights in program carrying signals. The US signaled in the last round that it was prepared to work toward a compromise position. Public interest groups have criticized the proposal in part for deficient limitations and exceptions provisions that would privilege broadcast rights over copyright.   
 
-Limitations and Exceptions: The Committee is embarking on a one year series of regional meetings (April - July) and an international conference (October) to consider work toward an “international legal instrument or instruments (whether model law, joint recommendation, treaty and/or other forms)” to promote the needs of education, research, libraries, museums, archives and for people with disabilities other than vision impairments. WO/GA/41/14.