Copyright Committee Meeting (Kuala Lumpur, 2011)

17th ABU Copyright Committee Meeting & Seminar Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – 19 to 21 July 2011

Day 1 – 17th ABU Copyright Committee Meeting

Confirmation of Previous Minutes 16th ABU Copyright Committee Meeting – Minutes of Meeting – Download

Reports on WIPO Broadcasters’ Treaty

• Report 1: 21st WIPO Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights Session, Geneva, Switzerland, November 2010 by Ms Yukari Kojo, ABU Copyright Committee Vice-Chairperson – Download

• Report 2: WIPO Informal Consultation on Broadcasters’ Treaty Geneva, Switzerland, 15 April 2011 by Ms Anna Ward, ABU Copyright Committee Vice-Chairperson – Download

• Report 3: 22nd WIPO Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights Geneva, Switzerland, June 2011 by Ms Maloli Espinosa, ABU Copyright Committee Chairperson – Download not available

• Report 4: Result of the WIPO Study on the Socioeconomic Dimension of the Unauthorised Use of the Signals by Mr Axel Aguirre, ABU Legal Counsel – Download

Treaty Action Planning Session – Milestones in Broadcasters’ Treaty – Download

Country Reports

• Australia – Anna Ward, SBS Australia, and Sarah Herbert, CRA Australia – Download

• China – Xu Tao, CCTV China – Download

• Hong Kong – Desmond Chan, General Counsel, TVB Hong Kong – Download

• Iran – Dr Alireza Noori, IRIB, Iran – Download

• Japan – Atsunori Tsuchitani, NHK Japan – Download

• Malaysia – Monica Phang, RTM Malaysia – Download / Download

• Philippines – Christine Ona, TV5/KBP Philippines – Download

• Singapore – Koh Mui Leng and Benjamin Loh, MediaCorp Singapore – Download

• Thailand – Yutthana Thimapongse and Sukanda Tosasuka, NBT Thailand – Download

• Turkey – Bulent Orhun – TRT Turkey – Download

Proposed Revisions of Copyright Committee Rules – Download Rules / Download Proposed Amendments

List of Participants – Download

Day 2

First Session – Internet and Hybrid Television: Will the broadcasters remain in control of their content on TV?

• Presentation of Mr Sharad Sadhu, Director, ABU Technology Department – Download

• Presentation of Mr Zulkarnain Mohd Yain, Acting Senior Director, MCMC – Download

• Presentation of Mr Axel Aguirre, ABU Legal Counsel – Download

Second Session – Alternative Dispute Resolution: How effective is the system and how will broadcasters benefit from it?

• Presentation of Atty Salavador S Panga, Jr. Secretary-General, Philippine Dispute Resolution Center Inc. – Download

• Presentation of Ms Rammit Kaur, Legal Counsel 1, Kuala Lumpur Regional Centre for Arbitration – Download

Third Session – Fair Dealing: A defence to a copyright infringement for the use of copyrighted materials without owners’ consent

• Presentation of Dr Venkat Iyer, Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Ulster – Download

Fourth Session – Copyright Enforcement Strategies: How different countries are coping with enforcing copyright protection?

• Presentation of Dr Venkat Iyer, Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Ulster – Download

Day 3

First Session – Television Formats: Trends and Developments

• Presentation of Dr Venkat Iyer, Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Ulster, UK – Download

Second Session – Broadcasting Industry: Royalty and Collecting Societies

• Presentation of Ms Zuraidah Mohd Yatim, Manager, Legal Department, TV3 Malaysia – Download

Third Session – Branding Your Content

• Presentation of Ms Anna Ward, Lawyer, Content and Rights, SBS Australia – Download

Fourth Session – Effective Use of Archive

• Presentation of Mr Tsuchitani Atsunori, Producer, NHK Japan – Download

Fifth Session – Asian-Made Content for the International Market: Strategy for Broadcasters

• Presentation of Mr Abdullah Sani Alwi, Sector Head, Multimedia Development Corporation – Download