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Comments onUN Working Group on Internet Governance(WGIG)Issue Paper on Intellectual Property RightsFebruary 11th, 2005Authors/OrganisationsThe following represents the input byFree Software Foundation EuropeLa Fundaci¶ on V¶‡a Libreand we feel that given the amount of papers by the UN WGIGand the theoretical need to comment on almost all of them,the time given was unrealistically insufficient.The following is therefore work in progress, trying to givesome meaningful input in the time available.Draft WGIG Issue Paper on Intellectual Property RightsExecutive SummaryThis paper is the executive summary of a ’draft working paper’ re e ct-ing the preliminary flndings of the drafting team. It has been subjectto review by all WGIG members, but it does not necessarily presenta consensus position nor does it contain agreed language accepted byevery member. The purpose of the draft is to provide a basis for theongoing work of the group. It is therefore not to be seen as a chapterof the flnal WGIG report, but rather as raw material that will be usedwhen drafting the report. Draft working papers have been publishedon the WGIG website for public comment, so they will evolve, takinginto account input from governments and stakeholders.As a general note, it should be commented that this paper remains toovague. It seems to be dealing exclusively with Copyright issues, making con-clusions for this area based on rather single-sided view biased towards ...