International
Feb 9, 2012
Annual USTR Review of Intellectual Property Practices
CASBAA’s 2012 submission to the US Trade Representative says Indian progress toward cable digitization is “a major advance towards cleaning up” the massive underdeclaration pervading India’s cable TV market. If addressable digitization in India remains on track, CASBAA said, USTR should consider next year removing India from its IPR “Priority Watch List.” Other Asian markets are not doing so well; the CASBAA submission noted continuing problems with signal theft by rogue cable operators in Thailand, the Philippines and Indonesia, as well as mysterious gaps in Taiwan cable declarations and payments. Sadly, it also noted that things are not much improving in China’s huge market, which “has become an Asian center for pay-TV piracy.”
The CASBAA submission to USTR can be downloaded here.
Feb 17, 2011
CASBAA Offers Views on Pay-TV Piracy
As part of its annual review of various countries’ intellectual property policies and practices, the USTR asked for information. CASBAA made a submission noting that protection for intellectual property in the broadcasting business remains unacceptably weak in certain Asian countries, and especially in Thailand and the Philippines, where commercial-scale piracy of entire content bouquets content is rife in the cable TV business, and intellectual property laws and treaties are unenforced. CASBAA also noted growing production of circumvention equipment and services from China as a major problem. Dowload the submission here.
Nov 16, 2010
World Broadcasting Unions push WIPO Broadcasting Treaty
A coalition of global broadcasting unions (including the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union – ABU) made a strong push to re-start the negotiating process for a Broadcasting Treaty, at the just-concluded semi-annual meeting of WIPO’s Standing Committee on Copyrights. The broadcasting organizations told the international gathering that “Adequate (copyright) protection must include effective judicial remedies against digital piracy and other misappropriation of broadcasters’ expertise, resources, and effort….” In response, the WIPO Committee asked member countries to submit new proposals for treaty language, to be considered at the next meeting in June 2011. For more information please contact
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Jul 13, 2010
CASBAA Tells WIPO Members about Pay-TV Piracy
CASBAA participated in a July 12 seminar on copyright protection for broadcasters, organised by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the Government of India held in New Delhi. CASBAA’s Executive Director – India, Anjan Mitra, presented a series of case studies on piracy of pay-TV content in the Asian hemisphere. He joined reps from the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union, the Indian Broadcasting Foundation, and other industry executives and government officials in pointing up the urgency of the piracy problem, as WIPO considers a new international treaty to protect the rights of all broadcasters. Download the CASBAA “Case Studies” presentation here.
Mar 1, 2010
World Broadcasting Unions urge WIPO to move forward with new treaty to protect Broadcasters’ Rights
The Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) has provided an update on discussions at the December 2009 meeting of the WIPO Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCRR). Broadcasting Unions from around the world united at that meeting to urge WIPO to move forward on the much-delayed Broadcasting Treaty. A report on the discussions (courtesy of the ABU) can be found here. The World Broadcasting Unions also distributed a brochure, explaining to WIPO delegates why a treaty is needed, and refuting common misconceptions propagated by digital content activists. Download a copy of the brochure here.
Feb 18, 2010
US “Special 301” list in 2010: CASBAA recommends Priority Watch List status for several Asian Jurisdictions
CASBAA’s submission to this year’s USTR review of the policies and practices of Asian governments with respect to intellectual property protection noted continuing severe unremedied deficiencies in several Asian markets, including Thailand, the Philippines, China and India. At the same time, concrete actions against pay-TV piracy were observed in Indonesia, Macau and Vietnam, though many problems remain. Read the full submission here.
Dec 17, 2009
APEC and ASEAN discuss problems with signal piracy
Officials from a host of governments which are members of the APEC and ASEAN groups met in December 2009 to take an in-depth look at the problem of signal piracy. The “Seminar on Signal Piracy, Regulation and Enforcement in a Converged World” heard speakers from governments and industry. Spokesmen from some governments (Australia, Singapore, Malaysia, USA) discussed legal approaches that had seen some success, while industry reps from markets around the Pacific Rim described the myriad ways that broadcast signals can be stolen and re-sold in an increasingly wired (and wireless) world. The seminar was supported by the US Patent and Trademark Office, with major input from CASBAA and our member companies.
See more information here.
Mar 18, 2009
CASBAA Advises USTR on Signal Piracy in Asia
In response to the annual US request for input on intellectual property protection in international markets, CASBAA offered views on several Asian countries. Key problems highlighted by CASBAA include piracy by provincial cable companies in Thailand, the Philippines and Indonesia, as well as online piracy in China and regulatory constraints in India and Taiwan. View the entire submission here.
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Dec 31, 2008
Vietnam IPR Directive
Instruction given by the Socialist Republic of Vietnam on strengthening the management and implementation of copyright and related rights protection.
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Dec 30, 2008
CCTV.com Sued For Copyright Infringement In China
CCTV.com, the official website of China Central Television, has been sued by the Beijing-based Qiusuo Hengda Investment Consulting Co., Ltd. for illegal broadcasting of a TV series.
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Mar 25, 2008
CASBAA's submission to the office of USTR on ACTA
CASBAA submits to the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative on supporting the negotiation of an Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement.
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Feb 11, 2008
CASBAA's submission to the office of USTR
CASBAA's submission to the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative on practices and policies of trading partners in the Asia-Pacific that deny adequate and effective copyright protection to the television broadcast content of CASBAA's member companies.
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Mar 16, 2007
Current and emerging intellectual property issues for business
International Chamber of Commerce presents a roadmap of intellectual property issues for business and policy makers.
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