@article{20567, url = {http://tind.wipo.int/record/20567}, title = {WIPO Worldwide Symposium on the Future of Copyright and Neighboring Rights : organized by the World Intellectual Property Organization in cooperation with the Ministry of Culture and Francophonie of France, Le Louvre, Paris, France, June 1 to 3, 1994.}, abstract = {The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) organized a Worldwide Symposium on the Future of Copyright and Neighboring Rights at the Louvre in Paris from June 1 to 3, 1994. At the present, critical stage of extremely complex developments in the field of copyright and neighboring rights, the Symposium was an important forum for the international community interested in the appropriate and efficient protection of intellectual property rights. There is a need to outline new principles or confirm existing ones both in domestic and international relations. The task of the Symposium was just that. Emerging national solutions in various countries, efforts by interested private companies and intergovernmental and nongovernmental organizations were presented and discussed. Areas where existing rights are likely to suffice and others where new rights could become necessary were explored, and the necessary improvements to administration methods were also considered. The Symposium included presentations by renowned experts from the entertainment sector and the legal profession, both professors and practitioners. Government representatives also participated, notably as moderators. This volume contains the texts of the presentations. The audience consisted of 550 persons from more than 65 countries, including government officials and representatives of intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations, business, the legal profession and journalists. A list of participants appears at the end of this volume. WIPO is grateful to the Ministry of Culture and Francophonie of France and the Ecole du Louvre for hosting the meeting and contributing to the organization of the Symposium. It expresses its warm thanks also to the speakers and moderators.}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.34667/tind.20567}, recid = {20567}, pages = {viii, 311 pages :}, }