[Chapter-delegates] Internet Society Granted WIPO Permanent Observer Status

[Joly MacFie]

Good news.

Will there be an official press release?

j

On Mon, Oct 4, 2010 at 8:51 AM, Constance Bommelaer <bommelaer at isoc.org>wrote:

>    Dear Members,
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> This is to inform you that the Internet Society (ISOC) now has an official
> "Permanent Observer Status with the World Intellectual Property
> Organization" (WIPO). This is an important step for ISOC as it gives us the
> opportunity to engage governments, business and civil society on vitally
> important current discussions taking place in WIPO. For example, ISOC is
> increasingly influential as we bring our expertise to bear on intellectual
> property issues in cyberspace, such as copyright in the on-line environment,
> intellectual property and development, etc.
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> Last June, the Internet Society was granted status with the WIPO Standing
> Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR). Our participation showed
> WIPO the value of our organization's expertise. At the same time, we found
> other areas where ISOC can contribute to the work of different Committees
> within WIPO. As a result, in May 2010 we applied for Permanent Observer
> status in WIPO. After discussion, our application was approved at the recent
> WIPO General Assembly, and officially came into effect on 29 September 2010.
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> WIPO "... is a specialized agency of the United Nations. It is dedicated to
> developing a balanced and accessible international intellectual property
> (IP) system, which rewards creativity, stimulates innovation and contributes
> to economic development while safeguarding the public interest. WIPO was
> established by the WIPO Convention in 1967 ... to promote the protection of
> IP throughout the world through cooperation among states and in
> collaboration with other international organizations" (*source: WIPO
> website*).
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> We will keep you informed of our work in this important forum as we deepen
> our engagement.
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> Read more about WIPO: http://www.wipo.int/about-wipo/en/what_is_wipo.html
>
> ISOC partnerships with international organizations:
> http://www.isoc.org/pubpolpillar/community/
>
> ISOC and intellectual property issues:
> http://www.isoc.org/internet/issues/property_rights.shtml
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> Best,
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> Constance Bommelaer
>
> Senior Manager
>
> Strategic Global Engagement
>
> Internet Society (ISOC)
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> www.isoc.org
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