Donna sez, "The world's premiere IP-expansionists are considering the radical proposal that more rightsholder protections aren't always in the best interests of developing nations. Several copyfighters have been taking collaborative notes all day inside the cavernous main hall, and you can check out the transcript…"
Brazil (Group of Friends of Development – FOD): Highlight that this document is supported by 14 Member States. Recall WIPO General Assembly proposal. Development Agenda concerning IP issues.
New document is not a subsitute for previous document but complementary. It is lengthy. Not exhaustive document. Further develops 4 aspects of our proposals from last year. All of the 14 countries have reserved the right to further elaborate on different aspects.
It is both conceptual and pragmatic. It contains conceptual elaborations — development concerns broaden IP system — broaden and strengthen WIPO's role, giving WIPO a more development-oriented focus. Issues in this document affect Southern constitutencies, academics, NGOs. This document is a platform for substantive debate on WIPO. This is why we welcome ad hoc accreditation of NGOs. Document also contains concrete proposals — we welcome constructive engagement from other WIPO Member States.
FOD — relationship between development and intellectual property. How is development affected by enforcement and implementation of IP agreements? We could work on a consensual outcome that we could forward to the General Assembly. We resist attempts to fragmentize the components.
Central element; broad perspective on relationship between IP and development. We seek to keep this proposal before the IIM. It is important that this proposal be treated holistically; it's not appropriate to separate out aspects of it, but we have broken it into sections to allow for discussion of the 4 elements.
1) Mandate and Governance: we support a more "UN" agency type role for WIPO. We support openness and transparency — all voices should be heard at WIPO, including IGOs and NGOs.
2) Norm-setting: Development oriented benchmarks. Norm-setting should not be separated from development.
3) Technical Assistance
4) Technology Transfer
(Thanks, Donna!)
