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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.
"It became clear that there was no agreement on any of the fundamental issues of the treaty," Paul Salmon, head of the U.S. delegation, told The Associated Press.
The treaty fell victim to disagreements over issues such as whether protection against piracy should cover only traditional broadcasting methods — meaning cable, antenna and satellite signals — or whether it should include retransmission over the Internet, he said.
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