UPDATE: WIPO: Great progress at library days (via IFLA; November 24, 2011)
From the Knowledge Economy Blog:
The WIPO Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) is now discussing the topic of orphan works in deliberations on limitations and exceptions for libraries and archives. The US has a broader view of what constitutes an orphan work compared with the European Union. Here are the interventions of both the US and EU taken from the WIPO lives stream for comparison.
Read the Full Text of the Documents on Knowledge Economy
Two Additional Documents from WIPO Meeting
The Case for a Treaty on Exceptions and Limitations for Libraries and Archives (6 pages; PDF)
Background Paper by IFLA, ICA, EIFL and INNOVARTE
Presented by Brazil
Objectives and Principles for Exceptions and Limitations for Libraries and Archives (6 pages; PDF)
Document Presented by the United States
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