Below is the final version of the conclusions from SCCR 26 (followed at the end with a short KEI commentary).
————
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR)
Twenty–sixth Session
Geneva, December 20, 2013
Conclusions
Protection of Broadcasting Organizations
Proposed conclusions to SCCR 26
See PDF. Note that PDF has pages 2&3 out of order /node/1874
Conclusions at a glance:
Item #1 At SCCR 26, Broadcasting Treaty: the proposed treaty is moving forward toward a diplomatic conference in 2015. It includes transmission over the internet. Paragraphs 1 to 10.
See PDF attachment. Note that PDF has pages 2 and 3 out of order. Continue Reading
SCCR 26 December 20, 2013 afternoon: workplan discussion
After 5 days of diplomatic if not collegial meetings (at least in plenary, I do not really know what is going on in informals), the last day afternoon session is quite tense. The conclusions have been drafted (I briefly saw a leaked version) and the group coordinators have met with the Chair.
Discussions regarding an “International legal instrument in whatever form on limitations and exceptions for educational teaching and research institutions and persons with other disabilities” 12/20/13
Friday December 20, 2013 10am to 1pm
The United States of America delivered the following intervention on Exceptions and Limitations for Educational Activities at SCCR 26 on Friday morning, 20 December 2013.
United States of America
Intervention on Exceptions and Limitations for Educational Activities
SCCR/26, December 20, 2013
Lending! Hot topic here! Seriously, this is now really about the core service, function, mission of libraries: lending. For many of course this topic, this exception, is the fundamental exception that makes or break the project.
This morning the WIPO SCCR is going through the list of the following topics:
Topic #1 Preservation
Topic #2 Reproduction and safeguarding of copies
Topic #3 Legal Deposit
Topic #4 Library Lending
Topic #5 Parallel Importations
Topic #6 Cross-border uses
Topic #7 Orphan works, retracted and withdrawn works, and works out of commerce
Topic #8 Limitations on Liability of libraries and Archives
Topic #9 Technological Measures of Protection
Topic #10 Contract
Topic #11 Right to translate works