WIPO/EC/KRK/00/INF/1 Prov.
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EWIPO/EC/KRK/00/INF/1 Prov.
ORIGINAL: English
DATE: October 2000
MINISTRY OF CULTURE AND NATIONAL HERITAGE
REPUBLIC OF POLAND / WORLD INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY ORGANIZATION
wipo regional seminar
on intellectual property rights
in the area of electronic commerce
organized by
the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
in cooperation with
the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of the Republic of Poland
Cracow (Poland), October 25 and 26, 2000
PROVISIONAL PROGRAM
prepared by the International Bureau of WIPO
Wednesday, October 25, 2000
9.30 to 10.00Opening
The representative of the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of the Republic of Poland, Warsaw, and
Mr. Kurt Kemper, Director, Division for Cooperation with Certain Countries in Europe and Asia, WIPO, Geneva
10.00 to 10.45Topic 1Electronic Commerce: Its Emergence and Growth
Speakers:Dr. Paul Kane, Operations Director, Internet Computer Bureau PLC, London, and
Mr. Zbigniew Jamka, President, Edison SA General Electric Information Services National Service Provider, Cracow
Discussion
10.45 to 11.15Coffee break
11.15 to 12.00Topic 2Electronic Commerce in the Legal Context: Institutional, Legal and Policy Responses
Speaker:Mrs. Jenny Clift, Legal Officer, Secretariat of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL), Vienna
Discussion
12.00 – 14.00Lunch break
14.00 to 15.00Topic 3Electronic Commerce and Regional Intellectual Property Perspectives
Speakers:Professor Janusz Barta, Institute of Inventiveness and Protection of Intellectual Property, University of Jagielloni, Cracow
Professor Ryszard Markiewicz, Institute of Inventiveness and Protection of Intellectual Property, University of Jagielloni, Cracow
Discussion
15.00 to 15.15Coffee break
Wednesday, October 25, 2000 (cont’d)
15.15 to 16.30Topic 4The Domain Name System: Administration, Best Practices and Registration Guidelines
Moderator:Mr. Christopher Gibson, Head, Electronic Commerce Law Section, WIPO, Geneva
Speakers:Dr. Paul Kane,
Mr. Artur Piechocki, Lawyer, NASK Research and Academic Networks in Poland, Warsaw (.pl ccTLD), and
Ms. Fay Howard, General Manager, Council of European National Top Level Domain Registers (CENTR), Oxford,
United Kingdom
Discussion
16.30 to 17.45Topic 5Virtual Identifiers: Domain Names, Trademarks and Branding in the Internet
Speakers:Mr. Geert Glas, Partner, Loeff Claeys Verbeke, Brussels,
Mr. Christopher Gibson
Discussion
18.30Reception on behalf of the Director General of WIPO
Thursday, October 26, 2000
9.00 to 10.00Topic 1Electronic Commerce Dispute Resolution: Domain Names and Other Online Disputes
Speakers:Mr. Geert Glas, and
Mr. Christopher Gibson
Discussion
Thursday, October 26, 2000 (cont’d)
10.00 to 11.15Topic 2Copyright Law and the Digital Society
Speakers:Mr. Kurt Kemper,
Mrs. Birgit Weise-Montag, Administrator, Unit E3
(Copyright and Neighboring Rights), European Commission,
Brussels, and
a representative of the Business Software Alliance (BSA)
Discussion
11.15 to 11.30Coffee break
11.30 to 12.45Topic 3Music and Software on the Internet: Changing Methods of Delivery and Protection
Speakers:Mr. Richard Owens, Principal, Rightscom, Ltd., London,
Ms. Ute Decker, Legal Adviser, International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), London, and
a representative of the Business Software Alliance (BSA)
Discussion
12.45 to 14.30Lunch break
14.30 to 15.15Topic 4Issues of Service Provider Liability and Private
International Law
Speakers:Mrs. Margot Froehlinger, Head, Unit E4 (The Media, Commercial Communications and Unfair Competition), European Commission, Brussels, and
Ms. Ute Decker
Discussion
15.15 to 16.00Topic 5Digital Rights Management
Speaker:Mr. Richard Owens
Discussion
16.00 to 16.15Coffee break
Thursday, October 26, 2000 (cont’d)
16.15 to 17.15Topic 6Electronic Commerce and Intellectual Property:
What Lies Ahead?
A summary of the debates, presented by WIPO official and discussed by a roundtable of regional participants
17.15Closing remarks
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