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Canadian Leadership at WIPO Copyright Committee?

By Michael Geist

Sources this afternoon from Geneva indicate that there is talk of Canada putting itself forward for the chair position of the WIPO Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights.  This position is absolutely critical to international copyright policy matters as the broadcast treaty, development agenda, and work on limitations and exceptions all flow through the committee.  Canadian officials have frequently faced criticism for bringing a large delegation to Geneva but remaining relatively quiet.  If these rumours are true, this provides an opportunity for leadership on key international copyright matters that would allow the government to point to its international activities as evidence that it is engaged on copyright.  Stay tuned.

Full post as published by Michael Geist on March 04, 2008 (boomark / email).