WIPO Copyright Committee In Disarray Again; Development Dimension Questioned

For the second time in 2014, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) copyright committee could not agree on the conclusions of its session or on any recommendation to be made to the September General Assembly on the protection of broadcasting organisations or the establishment of an international regime of exception and limitations for libraries and education.

The 28th session of the WIPO Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) took place from 30 June to 4 July.

A side event was held on 30 June by the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) entitled, “Keeping Copyright Relevant in the digital environment: libraries, archives and licences.” It questioned the impact of digital content licence terms and conditions on the mission of libraries and archives.