WIPO’s 23rd session of its Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights is taking place in Geneva November 22 – December 2. The session is debating a treaty on limitations and exceptions on libraries and archives; another on limitations and exceptions for visually impaired people; and one for the protection of related rights for broadcasting organizations. Two documents are under discussion are: a “Working Document on an International instrument on Limitations and Exceptions for Persons with Print Disabilities.” and a “Draft Compilation on Limitations and Exceptions for Libraries and Archives.”
Additional documents from the SCCR are available on WIPO’s SCCR Page.
Thiru Balasubramaniam has published multiple updates on the meeting on Knowledge Ecology International’s blog.
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