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Copyright 20Th Year — Nos Published monthly Annual subscription : fr.s. 130.— Each monthly issue : fr.s. 13.— Copyright 20th year — Nos. 7-8 Monthly Review of the July-August 1984 World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Contents WORLD INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ORGANIZATION Training Course in Copyright and Neighboring Rights (Montevideo, May 8 to 18, 1984) 278 Group of Experts on Unauthorized Private Copying of Recordings. Broadcasts and Printed Matter (Geneva, June 4 to 8, 1984) 280 NOTIFICATIONS Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works (Paris Act? 1971) India. Notification concerning Articles II and III of the Appendix to the Paris Act (1971) 285 NATIONAL LEGISLATION Japan. Law to Take an Interim Measure for the Protection of the Rights of Authors, etc. with Respect to the Lending of Commercial Phonograms to the Public (No. 76, of December 2, 1983) 285 United Kingdom. The Copyright (International Conventions) (Amendment) Orders I.—1983 (No. 1708, of November 18, 1983) 287 IL—1984 (No. 549, of April 11, 1984) 287 GENERAL STUDIES Performers' Rights: A New, Independent Institution of Intellectual Property Law (Antonio Mille) 289 CORRESPONDENCE Letter from Switzerland (Mario Pedrazzini) 292 ACTIVITIES OF OTHER ORGANIZATIONS International Literary and Artistic Association (ALAI). Study Session and Exe- cutive Committee (Paris, April 5 to 7, 1984) 298 Interamerican Copyright Institute (IIDA). Seminar on University Teaching and Copyright (Sao Paulo, May 7 to 9, 1984) 299 BIBLIOGRAPHY List of Books and Articles 300 CALENDAR OF MEETINGS 303 © WIPO 1984 Any reprodnction of official notes or reports, articles and translations of laws or agreements, ISSN 0010-8626 published in this review, is authorized only with the prior consent of WIPO. 278 World Intellectual Property Organization Training Course in Copyright and Neighboring Rights (Montevideo, May 8 to 18, 1984) A training course in copyright and neighboring (ii) by SUISA, on the following topics: the func- rights for officials from the countries of Latin Amer- tion and structure of a society of authors; relations ica was organized by WIPO with the cooperation of with users and with the performers of musical the Swiss Society for Authors' Rights in Musical works ; the principles of collection and distribution Works (SUISA). With the cooperation and kind of royalties; documentation relating to works; pub- hospitality of the Government of Uruguay, through lishers' relations with societies of authors; the social the Ministry of Education and Culture, this course and cultural functions of societies of authors; the was held in Montevideo from May 8 to 18, 1984. It possibilities for technical cooperation between so- followed on from a course of the same type held in cieties of authors. Quito from May 31 to June 10, 1983, at the invita- tion of the Government of Ecuador.* In addition, lecturers had been invited to deal The participants came from the following 10 with the following subjects: the varying modes of countries: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, El copyright administration, by Professor Homero Za- Salvador, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Uru- morano (Chile); the influence of case law in Latin guay. The list of participants is given at the end of America on copyright protection, by Dr. Carlos Al- this note. berto Villalba (Argentina); the situation of piracy of The sessions were held at the headquarters of the intellectual works in Latin America, by Dr. Henry Latin American Integration Association (ALADI) Jessen (Brazil). At a national level, communications and were reported on a number of occasions by were presented on the role and activities of the press, radio and television. Copyright Council of Uruguay by its Chairman, Dr. The course was opened by Dr. Juan Bautista Daniel Scheck; on the legislative situation of copy- Schroeder, Minister for Education and Culture of right in Uruguay by Professor Daniel Artecona, Pro- Uruguay, in the presence of Ambassador Juan José fessor at the Faculty of Law and Social Sciences, Real, Secretary General of ALADI, the Ambassad- Montevideo; and on Uruguayan experience in the ors accredited in Montevideo of the Latin American practical application of copyright by Dr. Martin J. countries from which the participants came, repre- Marizcurrena, Manager of the General Association sentatives of the Minister for Industry and Energy of Authors of Uruguay (AGADU), this latter com- and the Minister for External Relations, Mr. Daniel munication being followed by a visit to the premises Scheck, Chairman of the Copyright Council of Uru- of AGADU. guay, and numerous other Uruguayan personalities. The program also provided for country reports The representative of the Director General of WIPO by the participants giving the status of copyright and and Mr. Ulrich Uchtenhagen, Director of SUISA, neighboring rights law and their application, and also made speeches at the opening of the course. also on the elements of infrastructure available in The program of the course comprised a number their respective countries. of lectures, presented Each of the lectures and the communications was followed by a wide-ranging exchange of views, (i) by WIPO, on the following topics: the legis- which proved most useful in the context of the lation of the Latin American countries of Roman adoption, in certain countries, of new relevant legis- legal tradition and the Berne Convention; the indiv- lation and of improving the practical management idual and collective exercise of authors' rights; the and application of authors' rights. term of protection of copyright; the various excep- The closing session was held in the presence of tions to copyright protection; neighboring rights at Mr. Luis A. Gonzalez Beade, Secretary General of international level and participation of the Latin the Ministry of Education and Culture, who in his American countries in that system; final address announced his Government's decision to modernize the 1937 Uruguayan law on literary * See Copyright, 1984, p. 43. and artistic property. WORLD INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ORGANIZATION 279 List of Participants I. Specialists Invited II. Delegation of Host Country Argentina Dr. Daniel Scheck, Présidente del Consejo del Derecho de Sr. Carlos Alberto Marengo, Jefe, Departamento' Usuarios Autor Especiales, Sociedad de Autores y Compositores de Musi- Dr. Estanislao Valdes Otero, Miembro del Consejo del Dere- ca (SADAIC), Buenos Aires cho de Autor Sr. Americo Roberto Nasi, Gerente, Recaudacion Nacional, Dr. Daniel Artecona, Director del Departamento de Derecho Sociedad Argentina de Autores y Compositores de Musica Civil, Catedratico de Derecho Civil, Facultad de Derecho (SADAIC), Buenos Aires y Ciencias Sociales Dra. Elda Frede Strappolini, Catedratica de Derecho Constitu- Brazil cional, Doctora en Derecho y Ciencias Sociales, Abogado, Ministerio de Educacion y Culture Sr. Hildebrando Pontes Neto, Abogado, Miembro del Consejo Dr. Alejandro Javiero Osimani Cuevas, Abogado, Asesor del Nacional de Derecho de Autor, Belo Horizonte Ministerio de Educacion y Culture, Asesor del Consejo del Sra. Dad Abi Chahine Squarisi, Asesora del Présidente del Derecho de Autor Consejo Nacional de Derecho de Autor, Brasilia Sr. Hector C. Heigar, Contador, Interventor de AGADU Sr. José Diaz Soria, Interventor de AGADU Chile Sr. Martin J. Marizcurrena, Gerente, Asociacion General de Sra. Tatiana Urrutia Yanez, Ingeniero Comercial, Jefe de la Autores del Uruguay (AGADU) Unidad de Operaciones, Departamento del Pequeno Dere- Dr. Washington Perez Couce, Abogado, Asociacion General cho de Autor (DAIC), Universidad de Chile, Santiago de Autores del Uruguay (AGADU), Miembro de la Comi- sion Juridica del Consejo Panamericano de la CISAC Costa Rica Esc. Gustavo Vignoli, Escribano, Asesor Juridico de AGADU Sr. Eftain G. Picado Azofeifa, Director General de Bibliotecas Dr. Eduardo de Freitas, Abogado, Asesor Juridico de y Biblioteca Nacional, Encargado del Registro Nacional de AGADU Derechos de Autor, Direccion General de Bibliotecas, San Dr. Carlos Varela Rodriguez, Abogado, Asesor Juridico de la José Sociedad Uruguaya de Interprètes (SUDEI) Dra. Jacqueline Berreiro, Asesora Juridica, Camara Uruguaya El Salvador del Libro Sra. Argelia Polanco de Fremuth, Abogado y Notario Colabo- Dra. Teresa Garrijo Gonzalez, Abogada, Servicio Oficial de rador Juridico de la Direccion General de Registres, Mi- Radio-television y Espectaculos (SODRE) nisterio de Justicia, San Salvador Dr. Plinio Borggio di Giacomo, Abogado, Secretario Ejecutivo Camara Uruguaya del Disco Honduras Sr. Manuel Salinas Paguada, Doctor en Letras, Director Gene- ral de Culture, Ministerio de Culture y Turismo, Teguci- galpa III. Guest Lecturers Mexico Sr. Aldo Casasa Araujo, Jefe del Departamento de Dominio Dr. Carlos A. Villalba, Présidente, Centro Argentino del Insti- Publico, Direccion General del Derecho de Autor, Mexi- tute Interamericano de Derecho de Autor, Buenos Aires co Dr. Homero Zamorano Cubillos, Abogado, Magister en Ad- Sra. Maria Esther Sandoval Salgado, Auxiliar de la Sub-direc- ministration, Santiago de Chile cion Juridica y de Fomento, Direccion General del Dere- Dr. Henri Jessen, Abogado, Rio de Janeiro cho de Autor, Mexico Panama Sr. Ricardo Franco Aguilar, Director de Asesoria Legal, Insti- tute Nacional de Culture, Panama IV. Sponsoring Organizations Peru Sra. Maria Elvira Heredia Lamutti, Oficinista III, Centro World Intellectual Property Organization ( WIPO) Bibliografico Nacional y Registro Nacional de Derechos de Mr. Claude Masouyé, Director, Public Information
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