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Legal Articles in Quarterly ABU News

Reforms to be Brought to the Copyright Committee 

The WIPO Broadcasters’ Treaty : A Case of Treaty Analysis   

From Luxembourg to Beijing : “Live Sports Coverage” Under Turbulence 

How Humoristic is Your Judge? The Parody Exception

Handbook on Copyright

The Handbook on Copyright authored by Dr. Venkat Iyer was  published by the ABU in 2010 as a guide on basic tenets of copyright law for those with no legal training.

The ABU Legal Division is working towards an updated and revised edition of the Handbook on Copyright to take stock of recent technological changes and legal development in this area.

E – Bulletin

The ABU Legal Division has launched a fortnightly E – Bulletin summarizing recent case – laws and legal developments in the Asia – Pacific region related to media and broadcasting.

The first edition of the E-Bulletin was released on 15th August 2016 and is expected to be available on a fortnightly basis. For a copy of the publication click here.

For the second edition of the E-Bulletin click here.

For the third edition of the E-Bulletin click here.

For the fourth edition of the E-Bulletin click here.

For the fifth edition of the E – Bulletin click here.

For the sixth edition of the E – Bulletin click here.

For the seventh edition of the E – Bulletin click here.

For the eighth edition of the E – Bulletin click here.

For the ninth edition of the E – Bulletin click here. 

For the tenth edition of the E – Bulletin click here.

For the eleventh edition of the E – Bulletin click here.

For the twelfth edition of the E – Bulletin click here.

For the thirteenth edition of the E – Bulletin click here.

For the fourteenth edition of the E – Bulletin click here.

For the fifteenth edition of the E – Bulletin click here.

For the sixteenth edition of the E – Bulletin click here.

For the seventeenth edition of the E – Bulletin click here.

For the eighteenth edition of the E – Bulletin click here.

For the nineteenth edition of the E – Bulletin click here.

For the twentieth edition of the E – Bulletin click here.

For the twenty-first edition of the E – Bulletin click here.

For the twenty-second edition of the E – Bulletin click here.

For the twenty-third edition of the E – Bulletin click here.

For the twenty-fourth edition of the E – Bulletin, click here.

For the twenty-fifth edition of the E – Bulletin, click here.

For the twenty-sixth edition of the E – Bulletin, click here.

For the twenty-seventh edition of the E – Bulletin, click here. 

For the twenty-eighth edition of the E – Bulletin, click here.

For the twenty-ninth edition of the E – Bulletin, click here.

For the thirtieth edition of the E – Bulletin, click here.

For the thirty-first edition of the E – Bulletin, click here.

For the thirty-second edition of the E – Bulletin, click here.

Presentations/Speaking Engagement

For the presentation on “Net Neutrality in APAC” made at the 4th Regional Workshop on IBB – OTT Technologies Workshop, click here.

For the presentation made at the 53rd Annual General Assembly in Bali, Indonesia, click here.

For the presentation made at the ABU – AIBD Regional Workshop on New Media for Broadcasters, click here.

For the presentation made on “Copyrightability of Sports Broadcasts” at the 60th ABU Sports Group Conference & Associated Meetings, click here.

Quality Management and Standardization 

Standards adopted in Quality Management Workshop held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in March, 2016 : ISAS MEDIA 9001.