I followed the links and got to a fuller explanation: http://importance.corante.com/archives/002925.html#more http://importance.corante.com/archives/002925.html

I followed the links and got to a fuller explanation: http://importance.corante.com/archives/002925.html#more http://importance.corante.com/archives/002925.html#more I am confused by both the perceived need and the perceived damage. I assumed that the broadcast received copyright protection because of the production artifacts other than the public domain original source. The treaty itself seems to protect the specific broadcast, but does not prohibit other broadcast of the same source material. Am I missing something? I must be, otherwise why create such a treaty? Of course, the mere existence of an organization such as WIPO means that they have to create law, otherwise everyone would have to give up the high living of Geneva and go home.