November 23, 2022 Virtual (English)
13:00 - 14:00 Geneva time
The objective of this webinar is to shed light on accessibility metadata. The publishing industry embeds accessibility metadata in e-books and other online publications to describe the features that facilitate the reading experience for people who are blind, have low vision or are otherwise print disabled. Four speakers will share their perspectives on how accessibility is being defined in international e-publishing standards, how metadata is embedded in publications, how libraries are using metadata to improve service to their users that are print disabled, and how these readers benefit from accessibility metadata.
WIPO/CR/GE/2/22
November 22 to November 24, 2022 (Geneva, Switzerland) Onsite
WIPO/IP/SAN/22
November 16 to November 17, 2022 (Santiago, Chile) Onsite
November 9, 2022 Virtual (English)
13:00 - 14:00 Geneva time
This webinar will provide an overview of the UKIPO’s ongoing work on music streaming metadata. This forms part of the UK Government’s work aimed at improving the music streaming ecosystem for creators. This presentation will include an overview of the background for this work, industry metadata issues and potential solutions in this space.
October 26, 2022 Virtual (English)
13:00 - 14:00 Geneva time
This webinar will present rights data management in the audiovisual sector, including the International Documentation on Audiovisual works (IDA). IDA index is an international centralized database facilitating the identification of audiovisual works and rights holders. The purpose of IDA is to simplify the identification of audiovisual works on an internationally integrated basis and improve cross-border information exchanges by a local member CMO. IDA is a tool developed by the International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers (CISAC), and managed by one of the CISAC member French CMOs, Société des Auteurs et Compositeurs Dramatiques (SACD).
WIPO/CR/HRE/22
October 17 to October 19, 2022 (Harare, Zimbabwe) Onsite
October 12, 2022 Virtual (English)
13:00 - 14:00 Geneva time
This webinar will feature a brief introduction to initiatives of two private companies to improve data management with cutting-edge technologies. Verfi Media (USA) will present their data management services, including the Verifi Rights Data Alliance, which will streamline information collaboration for music catalogs throughout the digital value chain. Startbahn (Japan), will present Startrail, the blockchain infrastructure that assures the reliability, authenticity and traceability of artworks by issuing NFTs for both physical and digital works.
September 28, 2022 Virtual (English)
13:00 - 14:00 Geneva time
This webinar will feature multi-territorial licensing practices for musical works for digital music services, based on the experience of SACEM, a French Collective Management Organization (CMO) operating in the music field.|SACEM
September 14, 2022 Virtual (English)
13:00 - 14:00 Geneva time
The webinar features the Global Digital Service Data Exchange Project, an initiative of several Asian CMOs operating in the music field. The objective is to develop a solution and workflow that enables easy and efficient data exchange processes with increased speed and frequency by cross referencing the musical work codes and digital service providers’ asset identifiers, so that each CMO may receive full and accurate payment for all their repertoire used on global digital services in foreign countries.
WIPO/CR/SEL/4/22
August 10, 2022 (Seoul, Republic of Korea) Onsite