Opening ceremony of the 13th session of the Intergovernmental Copyright Committee

Opening ceremony of the 13th session of the Intergovernmental Copyright Committee:

"The universal system of international copyright protection established under the aegis of UNESCO in 1952 continues to be of vital importance. The Intergovernmental Copyright Committee (IGC) has a set of multifaceted statutory duties, as defined by the revised 1971 text of the Convention, namely, to study questions concerning the application and operation of the Convention, and to examine any other issues concerning the international protection of copyright."

On June 26th, the Director-General of UNESCO opened the 13th session of the IGC.