Tag Archives: WIPO

News from the WIPO SCCR: a light at the end of the tunnel?

As readers may know, the WIPO Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) is in charge of putting forward recommendations for consideration by the WIPO General Assembly or a Diplomatic Conference. Composed of all member states of WIPO and/or … Continue reading

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IP Justice and Others Sign Letter to US Govt. to Request Public Meeting on WIPO Broadcast Treaty

The undersigned public interest organizations wish to request a public and recordable meeting with the US delegation to WIPO before the Special Session of the World Intellectual Property Organizations Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR), First Session January … Continue reading

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WIPO Broadcasting Treaty 2007 – Fundraising

Special Funding Appeal for IP Justice’s 2007 WIPO Broadcast Treaty Campaign This webpage is dedicated specifically for accepting donations to fund IP Justice’s work to reform the proposed WIPO Broadcast Treaty in 2007. Read more about how the proposal threatens … Continue reading

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How WIPO Treaty Ratification – and not Bill C-32 – would Double the blank media levies ("taxes") in Canada

Michael Geist has a blog today about the potential political debate concerning an "iPod tax" and how Bill C-32 would have supposedly doubled the "iPod tax" due to the national treatment requirements of the 1996 WIPO WPPT treaty. I've been … Continue reading

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"Cybersquatting Hits Record Level" – WIPO

2010 saw WIPO's highest level of UDRPs, ever. Read more detail on Recent Advertising Law Posts –

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