World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Treaty on the Protection of Broadcasting Organizations.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cable television.

Intellectual property.

International law.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (10 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2009.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Outlines World Intellectual Property Organization proposed Treaty on the Protection of Broadcasting Organizations, to grant broadcasting and cablecasting organizations protection of their program transmissions for a fixed period, enabling them to prohibit unauthorized copying and redistribution of transmissions. Discusses history of negotiations, draft treaty text and papers, points of contention, and U.S. Government positions and responses to domestic concerns.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Treaty on the Protection of Broadcasting Organizations

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