copyright provisions of the tpp proposals and the impact on access to knowledge and education
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Copyright Provisions of the TPP Proposals and the Impact on Access
to Knowledge and Education
Dr. Burcu Kilic Public [email protected], 2011
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What is copyright?
• Copyright is the body of laws which grants authors, artists and other creators protection for their literary and artistic creations, referred to as “works”.
• A work is protected for the whole of the author’s life and 50 years after his death (EU and US life + 70 years)
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WIPO Publication No. 484 (E)
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Idea vs. Expression Dichotomy
Copyright protects expression not the ideas.
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Related rights
• Provides rights similar or identical to those of copyright, although often more limited and of shorter duration
• Beneficiaries are performers ( actors, musicians) in their performances, producers of sound recordings in their recordings, broadcasting organizations in their radio and television programs
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What rights do copyright and related rights provide?
• Economic rights: allow the owner of rights to derive financial reward from the use of his works by others, – Right of Reproduction – Rights of Public performance and communication to the
public, broadcasting– Rights of adaptation and translation
• Moral rights: allows the author to take certain actions to maintain the integrity of the work.
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Copyright Law
• Establishes balance between the interests of authors and public
• Creates reasonable incentives for creativity • Provides access to knowledge for the
advancement of learning, innovation and research
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Leaked US IP Proposals
• Disrupts the traditional balance between right holders and public access
• Increases royalties and radically transforms the information marketplace
• Undermines core educational functions• Restricts access to information and knowledge
that should be in public domain
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Leaked US IP Proposals
Extends term of protection
– Life + 70 years for individuals– 95 and 120 years for
corporate works
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Leaked US IP Proposals• Prohibits parallel
importation – a legitimate acquired work from another county- of books, music and movies
• Prevents third parties from importing legitimate copies of work from one country to another, without authorization
• Jeopardises World Blind Union Treaty
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Technological Protection Measures • Covers measures
– Controlling access to copyright content,
– Preventing users from copying protected content.
• Protects content by a copyprotection technology,
e.g. movies, games, software,CDs or digital music files,protected content stored ina web-page
• Circumvention technologies/devicesremove, disable or circumvent
technologicalprotection measures
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Leaked US IP Chapters
Provides anti – circumventionmeasures – Prevents the legitimate uses of
works- harder to legally break digital locks
– Criminal liability for circumvention breaches and criminal penalties
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Leaked US IP Proposals
• A blanket ban on circumvention
• Limited exceptions for certain purposes
• Renewable exemptions (3 years), substantial evidence burden
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Leaked US IP Proposals
• Protects special commercial interests• Restricts access to knowledge and essential
goods for consumers• Stifle creativity, innovation and development
of new technologies• Burdensome for developing countries
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Thank You!!
Any Questions?
Dr. Burcu KilicPublic Citizen - Washington, D.C.
[email protected]+1 202 588 1000