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ORIGINAL: English
DATE: June 2003
SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC / WORLD INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY ORGANIZATION

Wipo National Seminar on copyright and related rights

organized by
the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in cooperation with
the Ministry of Culture

Damascus, June 16 and 17, 2003

PROGRAM

Document prepared by the International Bureau of WIPO

Monday, June 16, 2003

9.00 - 9.30OPENING CEREMONY

Opening Address by Her Excellency, Ms. Najwa Kassab Hassan,

Minister for Culture, Damascus

Address by the Representative of the Director General of the

World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Geneva

9.30 - 10.00Coffee Break

10.00 - 10.45Introduction to the Basic Notions of Intellectual Property and to the

World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

Speaker:Ms. Luma Hamdan, Consultant, Cooperation for Development Bureau for Arab Countries, WIPO, Geneva

10.45 - 11.45International Framework for the Protection of Copyright and Related Rights

[The importance and aim of the protection of works; general overview

of the international context (Bern Convention, Rome Convention and the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS Agreement)]

Speaker:Mr. Victor Nabhan, Consultant, Cooperation for Development Bureau for Arab Countries, WIPO, Geneva

11.45 - 12.30Basic Concepts related to Related Rights

Speaker: Mr. Victor Nabhan

12.30 - 13.00Coffee Break

13.00 - 13.45The Copyright Law of the Syrian Arab Republic

Speaker:Mr. Rabie Khashaneh, Director, Copyright Office,

Ministry of Culture, Damascus

Monday, June 16, 2003 Cont.

13.45 - 14.30The Role of Copyright and Related Rights in Promoting Creativity and Investment in the Literary, Musical and Artistic Fields

Speakers:Mr. Victor Nabhan

Mr. Kanaan Al-Ahmar, Attorney at Law, Damascus,

Research Fellow, Max-Planck-Institute for Intellectual Property,

Competition and Tax Law, Munich, Germany

Tuesday, June 17, 2003

9.00 - 9.45Subject Matter and the Conditions for Protection of Works

[Protection without formalities; Condition of originality; Distinction between ideas and expressions; Status of works that are against public order; Distinction between ownership in physical objects and ownership in works; Status of derivative works (adaptations, translations, compilations, data bases)]

Speaker:Mr. Victor Nabhan

9.45 - 10.30Economic and Moral Rights: Ownership and Exercise of Rights

[Economic rights: Right of reproduction; Right of communication to the public; Right of representation in public; Right of adaptation and translation, Nature of such rights(exclusive rights and consequences) Moral rights: Right of attribution (or paternity), Right of integrity; Right of first publication; Right of withdrawal; Ownership; Assignment; Licences].

Speaker:Mr. Hassan Badrawi, Counsellor, Legislative Department, Ministry of Justice, Cairo

10.30 - 11.15Copyright and Related Rights in the Context of the Internet:

New Developments

Speakers:Mr. Hassan Badrawi

Mr. Victor Nabhan

Tuesday, June 17, 2003, cont.

11.15 - 11.45Coffee Break

11.45 - 12.45Litigation in the Field of Intellectual Property: Cases

Speakers: Mr. Hassan Badrawi

Mr. Kanaan Al-Ahmar

Mr. Victor Nabhan

12.45 - 14.00Round Table Discussion: Combating Piracy in the Field of Copyright:

Actions and Remedies

Panelists:Mr. Hassan Badrawi

Mr. Kanaan Al-Ahmar

Mr. Rabie Khashaneh

Mr. Victor Nabhan

14.00 - 14.15Closing Ceremony

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