POLICY POSITION published on 07 Mar 2023
EBU supports the 2nd revised draft text for the WIPO treaty
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The EBU supports the work of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in pursuing the adoption of a WIPO Broadcasting Organizations Treaty.
The adoption of a WIPO Broadcasting Organizations Treaty would harmonize the copyright protection granted to broadcasting organizations by setting minimum standards internationally. It would be an effective anti-piracy instrument to protect programme-carrying signals on a global scale.
The Second Revised Draft Text for the WIPO Broadcasting Organizations Treaty (SCCR/43/3) is a balanced instrument aimed at protecting the programme-carrying signal. The amendments made to the text allow for a common understanding of the scope of protection.
We call upon WIPO Member States to:
- to reach consensus on key outstanding issues – should it be necessary, to finalise the Second Revised Draft Text for the WIPO Broadcasting Organizations Treaty in dedicated meetings
- to recommend the WIPO General Assembly to convene a Diplomatic Conference for the adoption of the WIPO Broadcasting Organizations Treaty
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