Several reasons why Kazakhstan might not be a good home for Westinghouse nuclear technology
These are only a few. (For more context and information on Kazakhstan, see Background on Kazakhstan and its nuclear program.)
Author: James Love
Kazakhstan Westinghouse coverage
Here are some recent news reports on the Westinghouse Kazakstan deal.
My recent blogs in the Huffington Post July 9, and July 13.
The July 7 AFP report on the July 7 Nikkei story is here:
The politics of group B and the WIPO Broadcasting treaty
While some of the news reports have focused on north/south disputes over limitations and exceptions to rights in the WIPO Broadcasting treaty, there is a also a growing divide between North America (US and Canada) on the one hand, and Europe and Japan, on the other, over the nature of the rights in the treaty. The EU position (followed by Japan), which is being pushed by the very non-neutral Finish chair, is for Rome+ rights, to reward investment, not creativity. Continue Reading
Comments on end of the SCCR meeting – (Treaty dipconf is not scheduled, and unlikely in near future)
“a tough but commendable decision”
They go into session today at 10am to discuss how to report the week’s events to the WIPO General Assembly, so officially, nothing is decided yet, but it appears as though WIPO will not be approving a diplomatic conference. Jukka Liedes, who has apparently chaired the WIPO copyright committee for all but two days over a twenty year period, may try to find a way to keep this alive, but many delegates are determined to move on to something else. Continue Reading
Jukka’s definition of a signal
In the new June 21 text of the non paper they have just handed out, the Chair has proposed a definition of a signal, finally. It is take from the Brussels Convention, and reads as follows:
( ) “signal” means an electronically-generated carrier capable of transmitting programs;
This is from Article 1 of the Brussels Convention, which reads:
(i) “signal” is an electronically–generated carrier capable of transmitting programmes;
In Russian, NGO opposition to the WIPO broadcast treaty
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US del clarifies (sort of) position on “by any means”
This is technical. The United States delegation says
“US did oppose deletion of “by any means” so that simultaneous retransmission of traditional broadcasts on the internet is covered…..but we never spoke on deferred retransmissions last night.”
However, in the texts that have been made public, the “by any means” applies to both cases. The negotiations are now being held in secret.
Helpful text from USG on Creative Commons licenses
My more recent Huffington Post blog on the negotiations is here, including this update: