Intellectual Property & Legal Committee
Purpose and Function: The Copyright Committee (now called the Intellectual Property & Legal Committee) was founded in 1994 in the wake of the digital era to protect and advance the rights and interests of broadcasters in the various international negotiations on copyright issues that are conducted in forums like the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO).
Legal Bureau: 18 members representing all categories of broadcasters.
Upcoming & Past Events
ABU – AIBD Regional Workshop on New Media for Broadcasters
21st to 23rd November (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
2016 WIPO, SCCR
14th to 18th November 2016 (Geneva, Switzerland) – 33rd Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights
53rd ABU General Assembly
21st to 25th October 2016 (Bali, Indonesia) – 53rd ABU General Assembly & Associated Meetings
35th Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights
13th to 17th November 2017, WIPO headquarters, Geneva, Switzerland – deliberations on the Proposed Treaty for the Protection of Broadcasting Organizations.
2nd ABU Intellectual Property & Legal Committee
26th and 27th February 2018, Tehran, Iran – hosted by ABU’s full member, IRIB Iran.
54th ABU General Assembly
30th October to 4th November 2017, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
