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"Mr President, with regard to the protection of intellectual property rights, the reality always seems to be ahead of the regulations. The evolution of the economy, the appearance of new forms of contract and technological innovations are phenomena which mean frequent and rapid changes which must be taken into account when
drawing up regulations.
In this field, the process of producing regulations is slow, too slow, given the speed of the actual changes which that legislation is intended to regulate. If this is the case, it is all the more obvious when the process involves multinational or supranational organisations, such as the WIPO, which has debated the treaties which we are proposing to rectify.
In considering whether we are in favour of the ratification of these treaties, we may wonder whether they meet the most current needs in that field. It would be difficult to reply in the affirmative.
There is no doubt that these treaties update the regulations in this field, but neither is there any doubt that there are currently many problems which they do not resolve.
The recent inclusion of the Encyclopaedia Britannica on the Internet and the appearance of virtual libraries have demonstrated that there are still many problems to be resolved. For example, the solution adopted by one of the most significant virtual libraries – which, by the way, belongs to my own university, the University of Alicante – which consists of not including works still protected by copyright, implies a considerable limitation to the development of this type of virtual library.
Moreover, ratifying these treaties now is going to be of little relevance. On the one hand, the problems which it aims to resolve have already been resolved to a large extent by means of the directive on the harmonisation of certain aspects of copyright and related rights in the information society. On the other hand, the majority of the Member States have already adapted their legislation to the treaties which are now being ratified.
I must finally point out that the legislative amendments introduced in a number of countries, such as Spain, have resolved some conflicts but have led to others which are commonly found when it comes to putting a price on rights and material. In such a sensitive field, we must find solutions which balance the different interests involved. Only in this way will the regulations be accepted."@en1
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