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TP Aggarwal, Supran Sen in FIAPF team to WIPO Conference in Beijing
NEW DELHI: Film Federation of India (FFI) first vice president TP Aggarwal and its secretary general Supran Sen will be attending the diplomatic conference on the proposed World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) Audiovisual Performances Treaty in Beijing this month.
The two are going as members of the International Federation of Film Producers Association (FIAPF), which serves the interest of producers globally to the meet being held from 20 to 26 June.
WIPO Audiovisual Performances Treaty comprises 20 Articles, 19 of which were provisionally agreed to in 2000 at a previous diplomatic conference. However, the WIPO member states could not agree on Article 12 dealing with the issue of performers‘ rights.
The two Indian delegates being Government nominees to this diplomatic conference are expected to play a major role.
FIAPF president Luis Alberto Scalella and director general Benoit Andre Ginisty are also attending the conference.
Indian producer Bobby Bedi may also join the delegation.
