Geneva Communiqué

GENEVA COMMUNIQUÉ ON FUTURE NEGOTIATIONS FOR CULTURE AND MARKET ACCESS We, the three constituencies meeting in Geneva, on this day the Sixth of July, 2009, agree to continue dialogue at UNESCO in order to reach consensus on global creative industries, state the following positions: STATES Member states recognize the cultural importance of the creative industries and seek to foster their interests within a global multilateral framework. At this moment, Members states find that UNESCO might be a suitable venue to find balance between trade facilitation and cultural identity/sensitivity, but at a future time, other venues, such as WTO and UNCTAD, could also be an appropriate forum to find such balance. In particular, states recognize the importance of preserving and promoting developing countries’ cultural voices in global markets.

BUSINESSES Agreed: Foreign products are defined as those which are not produced in the domestic territory and are distributed by companies which are not domestically incorporated. The domestic audiovisual goods should not be guaranteed more than 20% of titles.1

CIVIL SOCIETY We, as the civil society seek to protect, defend and ensure the global practice of all forms of cultural and creative expression. To realize this ideal we stand in favor of freedom of 1

GATS CPC

markets, the proliferation of technology and stand opposed to restrictions on fair use… ….2

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including a footnote that specifies the term as defined in the Fair Use Doctrine of United States Copyright Law