[Infowarrior] - WIPO Negotiations continue to be secret

[Richard Forno]

WIPO Negotiations Over Changes To Copyright For Those With Disabilities Once Again Shrouded In Secrecy

from the shameful dept

We've talked about the latest efforts concerning a treaty for the blind and others with disabilities, which will carve out some rules to give them slightly more rights to ignore certain copyrights in order to allow them to access some works. The negotiations have been going on for years (decades, depending on who you talk to) and the copyright maximalists absolutely hate the idea. They see it as opening the barn door for others to rush through asking for copyright law to be scaled back for them as well. There have been numerous stall tactics used and, of course, lots and lots of secrecy.

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Love argued that Chatham House rules could be effective (in which you can talk about what was said, just not who said it). But, of course, the US said that was unacceptable. Because, of course, the US doesn't want anyone to know about its crazy arguments, even if they're not attached to the US itself.

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http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130219/02445522025/wipo-negotiations-over-changes-to-copyright-those-with-disabilities-once-again-shrouded-secrecy.shtml

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