[chapter-delegates] WIPO April Development Agenda Meeting

[Gene Gaines]

Interesting.

Gene Gaines

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Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2005 15:11:53 -0500
From: Seth Johnson <seth.johnson at RealMeasures.dyndns.org>
Subject: WIPO Blocks NGOs from Development Agenda Meet

Two notes from James Love on WIPO blocking ad hoc NGOs from
Development Agenda Meeting.

Seth

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: [A2k] WIPO denies ad hoc NGO observor status for April 
DevelopmentAgenda meeting
Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2005 09:00:19 -0500 (EST)
From: "James Love" <james.love at cptech.org>
To: a2k at lists.essential.org

WIPO has apparently decided to reject applications for ad hoc
observor status for the April Development Agenda meeting. That
will leave a very large number of speaking slots for right-owner
NGOs, and very few for NGOs representing development groups, free
software, or consumer interests. Perhaps a letter should be
drafted to ask the WIPO Secretariat to change its position on
this issue, in order to permit groups concerned about development
and IP to attend.  I note also that few developing country NGOs
have permanent NGO status at WIPO.

 Jamie

< SNIP >

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: [A2k] WIPO says NGO delegations to Development Agenda
will be tiny
Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2005 11:14:52 -0500 (EST)
From: "James Love" <james.love at cptech.org>
To: a2k at lists.essential.org

And apparently, even with permanent NGO status........the
delegations will be tiny...  according to WIPO, the cap PER NGO
DELEGATION will be

"unlikely to be more than two at the most"

It would appear that WIPO is organizing to ensure that
right-owner voices dominate in this event, which hardly seems
responsive to the original DA proposal.

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