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Namibia Now Leads Africa Group In Negotiations For Formulating Norms For Copyright Limitations And Exceptions

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The Namibian Ambassador to Switzerland, Julia Imene-Chanduru, addressed the 66th series of annual meetings of the Assemblies of the Member States of the World Intellectual Property Office (WIPO), ...

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The Namibian Ambassador to Switzerland, Julia Imene-Chanduru, addressed the 66th series of annual meetings of the Assemblies of the Member States of the World Intellectual Property Office (WIPO), calling for the adoption of an international legal instrument on limitations and exceptions to copyright for libraries, research, museums, educational institutions and archives.

Namibia now leads African Group in negotiations for formulating norms for copyright limitations and exceptions

Namibia is for the first time serving as the coordinator of the African Group, established to represent the interests of African countries at the General Assembly of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO). The Namibian Ambassador for Switzerland, Julia Imene-Chanduru, who spoke for the African Group, addressed the 66th Session of the General Assembly in Geneva this year, calling for the adoption of an international legal instrument on limitations and exceptions to copyright for

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