WIPO Proposal: Treaty for Improved Access for Blind, Visually Impaired and other Reading Disabled Persons

Title
WIPO Proposal: Treaty for Improved Access for Blind, Visually Impaired and other Reading Disabled Persons
Date
18 Dec 2009
Link
http://www.wipo.int/meetings/en/doc_details.jsp?doc_id=122732
Publisher
World Intellectual Property Organization
Category
International Treaties
Subject
Intellectual Property
Inactive
No
Description
A proposal for a treaty (based on text prepared by the World Blind Union) that could lead to better access to copyright-protected works by the blind, visually impaired (VIP) and other reading-disabled persons was discussed by WIPO’s Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) at its meeting in December 2009. Discussion will continue at future meetings, working towards the drawing up of an international instrument . Stakeholders are being consulted with the aim of identifying and developing solutions that improve the availability of copyright-protected published works in formats accessible to reading-disabled persons. Supporting documentation and news relating to this initiative are available at: http://www.visionip.org/portal/en/

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