The 31st session of the WIPO Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) meets in Geneva from December 7-11, 2015.

Delegates from WIPO Member States will discuss exceptions and limitations for libraries and archives (agenda item 6), among other topics. Teresa Hackett, from EIFL's Copyright and Libraries Programme, will participate in the session during the week.

The Working Document on libraries and archives that contains proposals from all Member States (SCCR/26/3) is here, Objectives and Principles for Exceptions and Limitations for libraries and Archives presented by the United States (SCCR/26/8) is here, and the most recent document - a Consolidation of Proposed Texts Contained in Document SCCR/26/3 prepared by African Group, Brazil, Ecuador, India and Uruguay is available here.

Read what happened at SCCR/30 in July 2015, and why EIFL is advocating for an international treaty for libraries and archives.