ABU COPYRIGHT COMMITTEE
ACTIVITIES AND PROJECTS PLANNED FOR 2010
NEW PROJECTS AND
ACTIVITIES
New Survey on Music Royalty
Rates among ABU Members
In-Country Workshop on
Copyright and Broadcast
Rights
Publication of New Handbook
on Copyright and Broadcast
Rights
Launch of Copyright Online
Learning Courses on ABU
Media Learning Center-
Online
OBJECTIVES AND TIMELINE
GOALS
1.Provide new data and February – April 2010
reference materials on Music
royalty rates for ABU members
2. Guide members in their
royalty rates negotiation and
strategy with the licensing
society
3. Provide members any trend
or changes on digital music
royalty rates and
arrangements
1. Improve awareness of June – December 2010
members’ personnel on (Incoming SG wants to source
copyright and broadcast rights other sources of income to fund
and status of the treaty the workshop and to start the
2. Engage members to workshop in June)
participate and actively involve
in the affairs of the ABU and
the Copyright Committee
3. Provide a forum to discuss
copyright issues between the
Copyright Committee and
members
4.Help members clarify its
piracy and other broadcast
rights issues
1.Provide members with an March 2010 – work start
updated easy to understand June 2010 – release of handbook
reference handbook on
copyright and broadcast rights
2. Provide members with an
essential reference material to
continue self- education on
copyright and broadcast rights
3. Help promote the welfare of
members and improve
compliance standards on
copyright and broadcast rights
laws
1.Provide members with a July 2010 (soft launch)
convenient and practical
educational tool to improve
knowledge on copyright and
broadcast rights
2. Increase and improve
interaction, exchange of

Guidelines on Digital Content
and Copyright Protection –
ABU Copyright Working
Group
Establishment of Local
Copyright Committee or
Copyright Working Group in
members’ organisations
WIPO Regional Seminar –
Broadcasters’ Treaty
CONTINUING PROJECTS
AND ACTIVITIES
WIPO SCCR Sessions
Geneva, Switzerland
June 2010 & November
2010
information, best practices
among members through the
interactive component of the
MLC-O
3. Archive and store important
information and research
materials on copyright and
broadcast rights in an easy to
access online platform
4. Can provide the Copyright
Committee with possible
source of income through
subscription basis
1. Study the proposed April 2010 – CWG formation
Guidelines and submit report May 2010 – study report
to the Committee submission
2. Coordinate with the ABU
Technical Working Group in
working and setting up the
Guidelines
3.Update the Copyright
Committee on the status of the
proposed Guidelines
1.Facilitate the communication April 2010 – launching of
and delivery of information to programme at the 16th ABU
each member on Copyright Copyright Committee Meeting
Committee matters
2. Improve awareness of each
member’s personnel on
copyright issues
3. Help in making members
become active members in
ABU
4. Get the members’ copyright
personnel become more
involved in ABU Copyright
Committee
1.Assist WIPO in promoting the December 2010
broadcasters’ treaty
2. Venue to get more support
from regional governments for
the treaty
3. Acquire new information on
copyright and broadcast rights
OBJECTIVES AND TIMELINE
GOALS
1. Work to hold diplomatic June 2010 – 20th WIPO SCCR
conference for the treaty November 2010- 21st WIPO
2. Facilitate the adoption of the SCCR
treaty thru interventions
 WBU-Broadcasters’ Treaty 1. Develop a concrete final Monthly - Conference Calls
working plan leading to the Bi-Annually – Meetings during
holding of diplomatic the
Working Group conference WIPO SCCR Sessions
2. Implement the plan
3. Coordinate efforts with other
stakeholders and WIPO

ABU General Assembly and 1.Update the GA and PSC on the Tokyo, Japan
activities of the Copyright October 2010
Committee and status of the
Programme Standing treaty
Committee 2. Participate in the discussions
(PSC) – Presentation of 3. Work to promote the interest
Copyright Committee of ABU and the Copyright
Report Committee