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Decision on the WIPO Broadcast Treat at 2007 General Assembly

1. The WIPO General Assembly is invited to

(i) Take note of the current status of the work in the SCCR on the protection of broadcasting organizations and cablecasting organizations;

(ii) acknowledge that progress was made in the process towards better understanding of the positions of the various stakeholders;

(iii) recognize the good faith efforts of all participants and stakeholder organizations throughout the process,

(iv) express the wish that all the parties continue to strive to achieve an agreement on the objectives, specific scope and object of protection, as mandated by the General Assembly;

(v) decide that the subject of broadcasting organizations and cablecasting organizations be retained on the agenda of the SCCR for its regular sessions and consider convening of a Diplomatic Conference only after agreement on objectives, specific scope and object of protection has been achieved.