[DMCA-Activists] Re: Taiwan Rejects U.S. Copyright Demands

[John Parres]

It's important to note that the WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty came
into force after being ratified by a raft of pliable third world governments
starting with Moldova, Belarus, El Salvador, Hungary, Panama, Burkina Faso...

John Parres
http://www.pholist.com


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http://listbox.wipo.int/wilma/wipotreaties/200202/msg00001.html

WPPT Notification No. 32

WIPO PERFORMANCES AND PHONOGRAMS TREATY

Entry into Force

The Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) 
presents his compliments to the Minister for Foreign Affairs and has the honor 
to notify him that the WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty will enter into 
force on May 20, 2002, that is, three months after the deposit by thirty States

of their instruments of accession or ratification.

In this connection, it is recalled that instruments of ratification or 
accession of the said Treaty were deposited:

on March 13, 1998, by the Republic of Moldova
on July 15, 1998, by the Republic of Belarus
on October 20, 1998, by the Republic of El Salvador
on November 27, 1998, by the Republic of Hungary
on March 17, 1999, by the Republic of Panama
on July 19, 1999, by Burkina Faso
on September 14, 1999, by the United States of America
on November 17, 1999, by the United Mexican States
on November 19, 1999, by the Argentine Republic
on November 19, 1999, by the Republic of Slovenia
on November 24, 1999, by Saint Lucia
on January 14, 2000, by the Slovak Republic
on March 22, 2000, by the Republic of Latvia
on May 23, 2000, by the Republic of Costa Rica
on June 21, 2000, by the Republic of Ecuador
on July 3, 2000, by the Republic of Croatia
on November 29, 2000, by the Republic of Colombia
on November 29, 2000, by the Republic of Paraguay
on January 26, 2001, by the Republic of Lithuania
on February 1, 2001, by Romania
on March 29, 2001, by the Republic of Bulgaria
on April 11, 2001, by the Republic of Chile
on May 17, 2001, by the Republic of Albania
on July 4, 2001, by Georgia
on October 10, 2001, by the Czech Republic
on October 22, 2001, by the Republic of Mali
on November 29, 2001, by Ukraine
on December 6, 2001, by the Gabonese Republic
on February 18, 2002, by the Republic of Senegal
on February 20, 2002, by the Republic of Honduras.

Consequently, in accordance with the provision of Article 29 of the WIPO 
Performances and Phonograms Treaty, the said Treaty will enter into force on 
May 20, 2002, with respect to the thirty States referred to above.



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