[chapter-delegates] WIPO April Development Agenda Meeting

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Gene,

Is ISOC a NGO? ;-)

-teddy

At 05:26 AM 2/16/2005, Gene Gaines wrote:
>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
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>-------- 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
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>< SNIP >
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>-------- 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
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>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"
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>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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>James Love
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