December 12, 2006.
The United States Copyright Office (USCO) and the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announce a public roundtable discussion on Wednesday, January 3, 2007 beginning (1 p.m. to 3 p.m) concerning the work at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) on a proposed Treaty on the Protection of the Rights of Broadcasting Organizations. Requests to participate in the roundtable should be submitted no later than 5 p.m. on December 29, 2006 .
September 15, 2006.
Request for US Government Opposition to Advancing a Diplomatic Treaty Conference on the Proposed WIPO Treaty on the Protection of Broadcastig Organizations from Certain Information Technology, Consumer Electronics and Telecommunications Industry Representatives.
September 5, 2006.
Joint Industry/NGO statement on WIPO casting treaty. Also on the CPTech
casting treaty blog.
August 17, 2006. US Patent and Trademark Office
Notice of Roundtable on the World Intellectual Property Organization
(*WIPO*) Treaty on the Protection of the Rights of Broadcasting
Organizations.
July 14, 2006. AT&T Inc., BellSouth Corp., Broadband Service Providers Association, Consumer Electronics Association, Computer and Communications Industry Association, Dell Inc., Intel Corporation, RadioShack Corporation, Panasonic Corp. of North America, Sony Electronics Incorporated, TiVo Inc., Verizon Communications Inc, and the United States Telecom Association.
Letter to the US Treaty Negotiators.
February 8, 2006. John Mitchell.
The Constitution Calls Into Question U.S. Government Authority to Bind Itself by
Treaty to Confer Upon Broadcasters and Webcasters the Power to Suppress the
Constitutionally Protected Speech of Others.
February 8, 2006. Dan Krimm.
Statement to U.S. Delegation to WIPO
February 8, 2006. John Bachir, Ibiblio.
Statement to U.S. Delegation to WIPO
January 6, 2006. Andy Oram.
Submission to U.S. WIPO delegation concerning webcast rights.