Re: The WIPO-treaty

Martijn Magermans <mt.magermans[_at_]student.unimaas.nl> wrote:
>
> I have just studied the WIPO copyright treaty that was adopted bij
> the Diplomatic Conference on December 20, 1996.
>
> I'm not sure whether I have the right copy but I cann't seem to find
> anything about the status of the temporary coy being made in the RAM-
> memory.
>
> Am I right about this or do I really have the worng copy?

You probably have the right copy. The proposed language for Article 7 regarding transient copies was shot down. The U.S. delegation on the last day managed to get through a questionable agreed statement regarding the applicability of Berne Article 9. The statement also includes language which would say that the storage of any digital work is a reproduction. Probably the best history of the whole battle on this issue is Seth Greenstein's comments on it at <http://www.hrrc.org>. Be aware however, that Seth has a defenite set of interests that he is advocating but for the most part his coverage was excellent.

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