Press Release: European Commission welcomes ratification of the WIPO Copyright Treaties

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Series Details IP/09/1916 (14.12.09)
Publication Date 14/12/2009
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On 14 December 2009 the European Union and its Member States ratified the WIPO Copyright Treaty and the WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty, the so-called "Internet" Treaties. These Treaties were concluded to make the world's copyright laws 'fit for the internet'.
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ESO: Background information: OHIM and WIPO seek wider cooperation on classification http://www.europeansources.info/record/ohim-and-wipo-seek-wider-cooperation-on-classification/
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