WIPO Broadcaster Treaty Working Group

About WBU-WIPO BTWG:

The WBU-WIPO Broadcaster Treaty Working Group is expressly organized to address the issue of supporting activities at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and elsewhere that will lead to the establishment of a Broadcaster Treaty, providing rights and protections to broadcasters that are currently lacking at the international level and are urgently needed.

While the members of the working group named by their respective Unions comprise the nucleus of the activity, it is expected that additional resources will be sought as appropriate to the success of the mission.

Chair:

Erica Redler
Legal Advisor to NABA

IconStatement of the WBU to SCCR 43 on the proposed WIPO Broadcasting Organizations Treaty - 111 KB

    Relevant WBU-WIPO Documents:

    Icon10 Reasons For a WIPO Treaty - 338.32 KB
    IconBroadcasters’ Online Signals Needed in Scope of Treaty Protection - 202.84 KB
    IconJoint Declaration Flyer 2013 (English) - 473.94 KB
    IconJoint Declaration Flyer 2013 (French) - 606.05 KB
    IconJoint Declaration Flyer 2013 (Spanish) - 615.59 KB
    IconStatement of the World Broadcasting Unions (WBU) to SCCR 42 - 218.93 KB
    IconWBU Comments on revised consolidated text SCCR42/3 - 110.10 KB
    IconWBU joint declaration 2013 - 119.09 KB

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