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I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY


        WIPO

        ACMC/2/1

        ORIGINAL: English

        DATE: November 17, 1999

WORLD INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ORGANIZATION

GENEVA

ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON MANAGEMENT OF COPYRIGHT AND RELATED RIGHTS IN GLOBAL INFORMATION NETWORKS

Geneva, December 8 and 9, 1999

ELECTRONIC COMMERCE AND COPYRIGHT: A KEY ROLE FOR WIPO

Study prepared by:

Mrs. Tarja Koskinen-Olsson, Chief Executive Officer,
KOPIOSTO, Helsinki;

and Dr. Daniel Gervais, Acting Director, Rightsholder Relations,
Copyright Clearance Center, Inc. (CCC), Danvers (United States of America)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

By Mrs. Tarja Koskinen-Olsson and Dr. Daniel Gervais

1. The Possible Role for WIPO

2. A Global Intellectual Property Infrastructure for Electronic Commerce

3. Extension of WIPONet

4. The Way Forward

Legal and standards-related issues

A Global Rights Information and Licensing Network

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