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Now available: Full report on 22nd Session of WIPO Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) in Geneva

IFLA — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 11:44:52 +0200

Members of IFLA's CLM Committee, alongside representatives from other library organisations, recently participated in the 22nd Session of the World Intellectual Property Organisation's (WIPO) Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) in Geneva.

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IFLA President Ellen Tise at the IFLA-WIPO Reception at the 22nd Session of the Standing Committee on Copyright & Related Rights

IFLA — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 14:38:17 +0200

IFLA President Ellen Tise speaking at the IFLA-WIPO reception; on the far left is Trevor C. Clarke, Assistant Director General, Culture and Creative Industries Sector, WIPO

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Statement of the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights about the protection of broadcast organizations

IFLA — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 17:09:43 +0200

Barbara Szczepanska on behalf of IFLA and eIFL delivered the following statement on Tuesday June 21st.

SCCR 22 statement - June 21, 2011

Agenda item 8 Protection of broadcast organisations

Broadcast statement

Thank you, Mr Chairman. I am speaking on behalf of the International Federation of Library Associations and Electronic Information for Libraries.

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IFLA Statement on a Proposed Consensus Instrument at the 22nd Session of the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights

IFLA — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 13:41:35 +0200

On Monday 20th June IFLA made a brief statement on the proposed consensus instrument that has been produced during negotiations on copyright exceptions for persons with disabilities. This working document instrument is being co-sponsored by Paraguay, Argentina, Mexico, Australia and it could provide the basis for a possible Treaty. The SCCR meeting is scheduled to finish on Friday 25th June and discussions are ongoing. The IFLA statement was made by the Chair of CLM, Winston Tabb.

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Opening Statement at the 22nd Session of the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights

IFLA — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 09:22:07 +0200

IFLA is participating in the 22nd meeting of the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) at the World Intellectual Property Organisation in Geneva. Incoming CLM Chair Victoria Owen made the following statement on behalf of libraries on Thursday June 16th.

A full report on the meeting will follow.

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Victoria Owen new Chair of CLM 2011-2013

IFLA — Wed, 04 May 2011 09:09:39 +0200

IFLA is very pleased to announce that Governing Board has appointed Victoria Owen as the new Chair of IFLA's Copyright and other Legal Matters (CLM) Committee for the period 2011-2013. Victoria will replace the current Chair, Winston Tabb of Johns Hopkins University, at the end of the World Library and Information Congress in Puerto Rico in August 2011.

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Just Released: Draft Treaty on Copyright Exceptions and Limitations for Libraries and Archives

IFLA — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 19:04:45 +0200

After wide consultation with librarians, representatives of Member States and other knowledgeable individuals, IFLA's working group has developed a "Treaty on Copyright Exceptions and Limitations for Libraries and Archives". In preparation for the work on exceptions and limitations for libraries and archives scheduled for November 2011, we offer this proposal to further informed discussion of the issues.

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Proceedings of the International Symposium on Enhancing the Culture of Reading and Books in the Digital Age now available!

IFLA — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 15:44:28 +0100

Stuart Hamilton, IFLA Senior Policy Advisor

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Call for nominations: IFLA Copyright and other Legal Matters (CLM) Committee

IFLA — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 09:43:05 +0100

Dear Colleagues

On behalf of the Governing Board of IFLA, I am writing to you to invite you to nominate an individual to a place on the IFLA/CLM Committee.

The deadline for the receipt of nominations* at IFLA Headquarters is Wednesday, 23 February 2011. No late submissions will be accepted.

The Committee advises the Federation and its constituent groups on:

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“Unprecedented opportunity for libraries and archives” - WIPO to work on library and archive copyright exceptions

IFLA — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 11:15:15 +0100

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