On April 23, 2010 and May 27-28, 2010, WIPO will hold open-ended consultations on copyright limitations and exceptions for persons with print disabilities and on the protection of audiovisual performances as mandated by the conclusions of the 19th session of the WIPO Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR).
The open-ended consultation on April 23, 2010 is only open to WIPO Member States and will be held at the International Conference Centre Geneva (CICG). The program for the April meeting can be found here: http://www.wipo.int/edocs/mdocs/copyright/en/wipo_cr_consult_ge_10_1/wipo_cr_consult_ge_10_1_inf_1.pdf. For the April consultation, discussions on copyright limitations and exceptions for persons with print disabilities will take place between 10:30-13:00; discussions on the protection of audiovisual performances will take place from 14:45-17:45.
The open-ended consultation in May is open to “open to all Member States of the SCCR as well as Intergovernmental and Non-governmental Organizations”. The May consultations will be held at WIPO headquarters in Geneva. Discussions on copyright limitations and exceptions for persons with print disabilities will take place on May 27, 2010; discussions on the protection of audiovisual performances will take place on May 28, 2010. The agenda for the May meetings can be found here: http://www.wipo.int/edocs/mdocs/copyright/en/wipo_cr_consult_ge_10_2/wipo_cr_consult_ge_10_2_inf_2.pdf.