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

[Sivasubramanian M]

On Tue, Oct 5, 2010 at 9:24 PM, Lawrence Lessig <lessig at pobox.com> wrote:

I hear he is subscribed to too many lists.
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And still manages to listen :)



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> On Oct 5, 2010, at 11:39 AM, Sivasubramanian M wrote:
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> Is Larry Lessig subscribed to the Chapter-delegates list?
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> Sivasubramanian M
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> On Tue, Oct 5, 2010 at 8:08 PM, Veni Markovski <veni at veni.com> wrote:
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>>  Hi.
>> I am just suggesting what ISOC *could* do. Whether, how, when, will...
>> these are questions to ISOC, not to me. As I said, it would be good, knowing
>> that Larry Lessig is there, if they can contribute. Observer status is good,
>> given the arguments provided in the press release - "ISOC's 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."
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>> Veni
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>> On 10/5/2010 10:24, Sivasubramanian M wrote:
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>>> Veni,
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>>> With observer status, how does ISOC propose progressive ideas? The idea
>>> of altering copy right thinking is purposeful, but how do we that with the
>>> present status?
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>>> Sivasubramanian M
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>>> On Tue, Oct 5, 2010 at 4:59 PM, Veni Markovski <veni at veni.com <mailto:
>>> veni at veni.com>> wrote:
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>>>    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
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>>>    On 10/4/2010 08:51, Constance Bommelaer wrote:
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>>>>
>>>>    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)
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>>>>    www.isoc.org <http://www.isoc.org/>
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