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Viewing cable 08ANKARA1605, TURKEY FINALLY JOINS WIPO TREATIES

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
08ANKARA1605 2008-09-05 14:17 2011-08-24 01:00 UNCLASSIFIED Embassy Ankara 
VZCZCXRO6314
RR RUEHDA
DE RUEHAK #1605 2491417
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 051417Z SEP 08 ZDK
FM AMEMBASSY ANKARA
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 7379
INFO RUEHDA/AMCONSUL ADANA 3210
RUEHIT/AMCONSUL ISTANBUL 4701
RUCPDOC/DEPT OF COMMERCE WASHDC
RUEATRS/DEPT OF TREASURY WASHDC
 
UNCLAS ANKARA 001605 
 
SIPDIS 
 
EEB/TPP/IPE FOR JOELLEN URBAN 
DEPT PLEASE PASS USTR FOR JCHOE-GROVES AND MMOWREY 
DEPT PLEASE PASS USPTO FOR MICHAEL SMITH 
USDOC FOR ITA/MAC/CRUSNAK, KNAJDI 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: ECON KIPR USTR WIPO TU
SUBJECT: TURKEY FINALLY JOINS WIPO TREATIES 
 
REF: A. 07 ANKARA 1578 
     B. ANKARA 1471 
 
 1. On August 28, after more than a year of delay, Turkey 
finally deposited its instruments of accession for the WIPO 
Copyright Treaty and the WIPO Performances and Phonograms 
Treaty with the WIPO in Geneva, with no reservations.  The 
treaty will enter into force on November 28, 2008. As 
reported in ref A, Turkey ratified the two treaties on May 8, 
2007 and expected to formally join in July of that year. 
 
2. Although the process took much longer than anticipated, 
the entry into force of the two so-called "Internet" treaties 
is yet another positive step in Turkey,s IPR enforcement 
regime.  Taken together with the positive new programs 
outlined in ref B, it helps to move forward the GOT's stated 
intention of improving IPR protections and aligning Turkey's 
laws with international standards. 
 
Visit Ankara's Classified Web Site at 
http://www.intelink.sgov.gov/wiki/Portal:Turk ey 
 
WILSON