India Pressured to Sign and Ratify WIPO
Date : 2008 07 16 Category : Web News
There is generally little coverage over what is going on in India with regards to digital rights in North American news outlets. That may change thanks to pressure exerted onto the country from the world Intellectual Property Organization.
India is said to have the second fastest growing emerging economies in the world. With such a rich and diverse economy, one might assume the entertainment industry is doing well.
This is not the case according to WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) According to a The Hindu:
The WIPO Copyrights Treaty and the WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty, collectively termed as Internet Treaties, were negotiated in 1996 under the auspices of WIPO.