This is not of technical nature, but might be of interest to some participants of this list:

On April 18 there is a WIPO seminar in Geneva on "Copyright and Internet Intermediaries" (e.g. ISPs). It's supposed to be with experts and audience participation.

- Felix

WIPO Seminar on Copyright and Internet Intermediaries, Geneva, April 18, 2005 Register online at http://www.wipo.int/meetings/2005/wipo_iis/en/

The Seminar

The management of intellectual property in the online environment poses significant opportunities as well as challenges, and raises high stakes as the value of online transactions, both authorized and unauthorized, increases. Internet intermediaries, as providers of services that enable these transactions to occur, are at the center of global debate involving complex policy, legal and business issues.

The WIPO Copyright and Related Rights Sector is organizing a Seminar on Copyright and Internet Intermediaries to help obtain a better understanding of these issues. The Seminar will be held in Geneva on April 18, 2005.

The Seminar is designed to provide a forum for discussion among international experts and business leaders, academics, government delegates and policy makers. Key speakers, with audience participation, will address various ways to approach issues relating to copyright liability of those who act as online intermediaries: which may include Internet service providers (ISPs), providers of file-sharing services, auction sites and portals.

Venue and date

The Seminar will be held at the headquarters of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), 34, chemin des Colombettes, 1211 Geneva 20, Switzerland. It will run from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on April 18, 2005. Participants should arrive before 8.30 a.m., in order to complete their registration.

Registration

The Seminar is open to all interested persons, free of charge, although numbers will be limited by seating capacity. Those wishing to register are requested to return the registration form http://www.wipo.int/meetings/2005/wipo_iis/en/registration.html.