WIPO broadcast treaty: zombie agenda coming back to life?
In 2007 the General Assembly of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) buried the broadcast treaty in cold storage when it decided (WO/GA/34/16) that the convening of a Diplomatic Conference for the Protection of Broadcasting Organizations could only take place “after agreement on objectives, specific scope and object of protection has been achieved.” Commenting on the broadcast treaty and the break down in negotiations, KEI noted in 2007: