22 Jun 2007

Talks on Global Broadcast Treaty Fail

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antenna.pngBy FRANK JORDANS [AP, 22 June 2007]

GENEVA (AP) -- Talks on an international treaty updating broadcast rights to accommodate the Internet failed Friday because countries were unable to agree how much legal and technological protection to afford broadcasters, a U.S. official said.