For those who have not followed 25 years of negotiations on the @wipo broadcast treaty, here are few basics. What was once about radio and television is now anything that qualifies as broadcast on the Internet, and not only for 1 to many transmissions (which is what a broadcast is), also for a 1 to 1 transmissions at a time and place of choosing. The duration of protection is up to treaty members, and national treatment is reciprocal protection, not equal. 1/n
2/n The @WIPO broadcasting treaty proposal grants rights to "broadcasting organization" even when they did not obtain rights to use material, the material is infringed, or in the public domain. Youtube will immediately be the biggest beneficiary of the treaty as proposed, followed by platforms like Twitch, or Facebook, facts not really appreciated by many negotiators.