Report of the WIPO Regional Meeting on WCT and WPPT, Lilongwe, Malawi, January 26th - 27th
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2009
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African Copyright and Access to Knowledge Network (ACA2K), Johannesburg, ZA
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The overall objective of the workshop was to assess the level of implementation of the Internet Treaties: the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Copyright Treaty (WCT) and WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty (WPPT). The seminar was organized against a backdrop of delayed or stalled ratification of the two treaties by majority of the African countries. Country reports are covered, as well as conference structure.
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COPYRIGHT, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS, EXCEPTIONS AND LIMITATIONS, INTERNATIONAL LAW, ACCESS TO KNOWLEDGE, INTERNET, EDUCATIONAL NEEDS, RESEARCH NEEDS, AFRICA