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

[Khaled KOUBAA]

You get the point Veni as always.
I hope that this position inside the WIPO will in the same time, as you 
said, contribute to progress copyright policies not only at the 
International level but also at the local and national level.
I think chapters may since this announcement to approach local IP 
Administration and work with them.

Khaled

Le 05/10/2010 12:29, Veni Markovski a écrit :
> Congratulations!
> And now, that Larry Lessig is on the ISOC Board, I hope that ISOC 
> would be able to contribute to WIPO with some progressive ideas, like 
> Creative Commons, and hopefully change a little bit and positively the 
> copyright policies!
>
> Veni
>
> On 10/4/2010 08:51, Constance Bommelaer wrote:
>>
>> Dear Members,
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> 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//).
>>
>> We will keep you informed of our work in this important forum as we 
>> deepen our engagement.
>>
>> 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
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Constance Bommelaer
>>
>> Senior Manager
>>
>> Strategic Global Engagement
>>
>> Internet Society (ISOC)
>>
>> www.isoc.org <http://www.isoc.org/>
>>
>>
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