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ICMP and International Developments

Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA)

The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) is a proposed plurilateral trade agreement, currently being negotiated in response to an increase in the global trade of counterfeit goods and pirated copyright protected works. It aims to improve protection and enforcement of IP rights by developing international standards against large-scale infringements.

 

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Exceptions and Limitations to Copyright

ICMP believes that the three-step test for exceptions and limitations to copyright protection provides sufficient flexibility to allow individual countries to determine their own policies, adapt to technological developments and provide access solutions in the digital environment.  In particular, individual countries can determine the legitimacy of exceptions and limitations in light of their purpose, the different uses in question, the legitimacy of the needs of beneficiaries and the relevant technological and societal context. 

 

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Copyright in Developing Economies

 

ICMP supports WIPO’s Development Agenda which is committed to improving the capacity of developing countries to benefit from the knowledge economy.  ICMP Members create and do business in developing countries as well as developed economies and have both a strong interest and extensive experience in the use of copyright to further development goals.

 

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Copyright Term in Canada, Japan and South Africa

ICMP encourages the harmonisation of copyright term internationally to ensure that the term of Life plus 70 years applies as the general standard.  ICMP is concerned about the copyright term of Life plus 50 Years currently in place in Canada, Japan and South Africa, particularly as term in the European Union, Australia and the United States is Life plus 70 Years.  This disparity between international trading partners places creators in Canada, Japan and South Africa at a distinct competitive and economic disadvantage, particularly when they wish to exploit their works internationa

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