WO/GA/40/6
WIPO General Assembly
Fortieth (20th Ordinary) Session
Geneva, September 26 to October 5, 2011
REPORT ON THE WORK OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE ON COPYRIGHT AND RELATED RIGHTS
prepared by the Secretariat
A. PROTECTION OF BROADCASTING ORGANIZATIONS
4. It is recalled that the updating of the rights of broadcasting organizations in response to technological developments has been under discussion in all SCCR sessions since 1998, including two special sessions exclusively devoted to that subject in 2007.
5. During the 21st session of the SCCR, the Committee noted and commented on the third part of the Study on the Socioeconomic Dimension of the Unauthorized Use of Signals, addressing the social and economic effects of the proposed treaty on the protection of broadcasting organizations. The Committee also took note of an Analytical Document, prepared by the Secretariat, on the Study on the Socioeconomic Dimension of the Unauthorized Use of Signals, Parts I, II and III.
6. Reports on various regional meetings, namely the Regional Seminar for Asian and Pacific Countries on the Protection of Broadcasting Organizations and Audiovisual Performances, which took place on July 14 to 16 in New Delhi; the Regional Seminar for African Countries on the Protection of Broadcasting Organizations and Audiovisual Performances, which took place on October 18 to 20, 2010 in Abuja; and the Regional Broadcasting Signal Piracy Seminar for African countries, organized in Johannesburg, on June 6 and 7, 2011; were presented for the consideration of the Committee.
7. In 2010, Members of the Committee were invited to present new proposals on the protection of the broadcasting organizations, if possible in treaty language, in addition to the proposals contained in the document SCCR/15/2 Rev., to form the basis of the preparation of a new draft treaty. In this connection, the Committee took note of the new draft proposals presented by the Delegations of Canada, Japan and South Africa presented in 2011.
8. Informal consultations on the protection of broadcasting organizations were organized in Geneva on April 14 and 15, 2011 by the WIPO Secretariat. The Committee considered and commented the document prepared by the Chair of those consultations on the “Elements for a Draft Treaty on the Protection of Broadcasting Organizations” which sets out possible elements for a draft treaty and to advance discussions.
9. During the 22nd session of the SCCR, Members reaffirmed its commitment to continue work, on a signal based approach, consistent with the 2007 General Assembly mandate, towards developing an international treaty to update the protection of broadcasting and cablecasting organizations in the traditional sense; and approved a work plan prepared by the Chair of the 22nd session of the SCCR. The work plan includes the organization of a two-day informal consultation on the protection of broadcasting organizations and cablecasting organizations in connection with the SCCR/23 session with the aim to progress the work on a draft treaty and to make a recommendation to the 2012 WIPO General Assembly on the possible scheduling of a diplomatic conference.
10. The protection of broadcasting organizations will be maintained on the agenda of the 23rd session of the SCCR, where the timetable on future work program should be agreed upon, taking into account any possible new proposals.