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WIPO Broadcast Treaty Creates New Legal Rights for Broadcasters

Posted by michael on from the suck-it-up-peons dept.

An anonymous reader writes "WIPO (The World Intellectual Property Organization) created by the UN is now creating a new copyright for 'broadcast transmissions' giving broadcasters ownership of the content that they broadcast (even if the program being broadcast is in the public domain). IP Justice has created a Top 10 List of reasons to reject this proposal and has published a detailed report that dissects the proposal from a civil liberties and freedom of expression point of view." See our previous story for more information.

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  1. There's an old saying... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Rob's Rule of Misgovernment: "When idiots write the law, the law will be idiotic."

  2. They are already doing this successfully! by FreeLinux · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Perhaps you have noticed that most broadcasters are super imposing their logos and other copyrighted images on your screen. That logo effectively stamps the film that they are broadcasting. They own the logo. You can't copy or distribute that logo without their permission. Therefore, you can't use the film in the background without their permission either.

  3. #10 should be #1 by snax · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Read the list. Go. Now. Look at #10.

    The proposed treaty would grant broadcasters the right to stop the original creators from otherwise distributing their work!

    That, mes amis, is WRONG.