Brazil, Pakistan Criticize ?One Size Fits All? Piracy Solution - GoFuckYourself.com

seeric · 11-11-2009, 03:26 PM

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http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87228/b...iracy-solution

Developing countries are starting to realize they must be proactive in developing intellectual property enforcement regimes within the World Intellectual Property Organization or they risk being overpowered by major rights-holding counties like the US which are currently negotiating a separate Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) outside the WIPO system.

?For the first time developing countries put forth the agenda,? said Ali Asad Gilani, first secretary of Pakistan?s delegation.

Pakistan and Brazil each submitted proposals to the enforcement committee for consideration.

Pakistan expressed its skepticism of piracy and counterfeiting statistics in general, noting that they are ?generally with little transparency regarding the raw data and the methodology used to derive those figures.? Thus, the numbers are viewed as self-serving components of aggressive economic interests. Without credible and impartial figures it says there is no way countries can even begin to build a higher standard of enforcement.
High costs of copyrighted works contribute to the problem as well, creating huge profit margins between the costs of the original and pirated version.

Brazil takes to task the ?one size fits all? approach to piracy, noting that copyright violations do not take place in a vacuum, they are not ?disconnected from concrete political and social variables.?

It recommends strategies that are proportionally tailored to the specific social and technological realities of each developing country.

Background: (IP-Watch) For Oona Castro of the Instituto Overmundo in Brazil, the main concerns are the access to knowledge and culture, and a balanced public debate on these issues.

The Brazilian government needs to be firm against piracy and should be concerned about international trade policy and relations but the awareness campaign and public debate should not be contaminated by numbers, Castro said.

Judges are not equipped to deal with IP issues and most government public servants are trained mainly by industry on these issues, said Castro, who called for multiple perspectives and a balanced view.

Speaking on the occasion as chief guest, Ms. Shazia Marri, Sindh Minister for Information and Archives Department in Pakistan, said that economic development of a country depended on sustained creativity and industrial development hence there was need to combat counterfeiting and piracy with an iron hand.

She opined that government could not stop the piracy and it was the responsibility of all sections of the society to play their role in curbing this menace.

Criticizing the performance of government-run Intellectual Property Organization of Pakistan, she said this national body was established in 2005 but its performance in curbing menace of counterfeiting and piracy was very poor.

In Re: http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/11/...rians-outrage/

I would definitely keep an eye on this.

11-11-2009, 03:26 PM	#1
seeric .......... Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: .......... Posts: 41,917	Brazil, Pakistan Criticize ?One Size Fits All? Piracy Solution Source: http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87228/b...iracy-solution Developing countries are starting to realize they must be proactive in developing intellectual property enforcement regimes within the World Intellectual Property Organization or they risk being overpowered by major rights-holding counties like the US which are currently negotiating a separate Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) outside the WIPO system. ?For the first time developing countries put forth the agenda,? said Ali Asad Gilani, first secretary of Pakistan?s delegation. Pakistan and Brazil each submitted proposals to the enforcement committee for consideration. Pakistan expressed its skepticism of piracy and counterfeiting statistics in general, noting that they are ?generally with little transparency regarding the raw data and the methodology used to derive those figures.? Thus, the numbers are viewed as self-serving components of aggressive economic interests. Without credible and impartial figures it says there is no way countries can even begin to build a higher standard of enforcement. High costs of copyrighted works contribute to the problem as well, creating huge profit margins between the costs of the original and pirated version. Brazil takes to task the ?one size fits all? approach to piracy, noting that copyright violations do not take place in a vacuum, they are not ?disconnected from concrete political and social variables.? It recommends strategies that are proportionally tailored to the specific social and technological realities of each developing country. Background: (IP-Watch) For Oona Castro of the Instituto Overmundo in Brazil, the main concerns are the access to knowledge and culture, and a balanced public debate on these issues. The Brazilian government needs to be firm against piracy and should be concerned about international trade policy and relations but the awareness campaign and public debate should not be contaminated by numbers, Castro said. Judges are not equipped to deal with IP issues and most government public servants are trained mainly by industry on these issues, said Castro, who called for multiple perspectives and a balanced view. Speaking on the occasion as chief guest, Ms. Shazia Marri, Sindh Minister for Information and Archives Department in Pakistan, said that economic development of a country depended on sustained creativity and industrial development hence there was need to combat counterfeiting and piracy with an iron hand. She opined that government could not stop the piracy and it was the responsibility of all sections of the society to play their role in curbing this menace. Criticizing the performance of government-run Intellectual Property Organization of Pakistan, she said this national body was established in 2005 but its performance in curbing menace of counterfeiting and piracy was very poor. In Re: http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/11/...rians-outrage/ I would definitely keep an eye on this.