Press Release: Commissioner Barnier welcomes new Treaty ensuring equal access to books for visually impaired and print disabled persons

The European Commission welcomed on 27 June 2013 the adoption of the Marrakech Treaty to facilitate access to published works for persons who are blind, visually impaired, or otherwise print disabled by the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO). The adoption follows two weeks of negotiations at a WIPO Diplomatic Conference in Marrakech in which the EU played an active role to facilitate access to protected works by visually impaired persons within the existing international copyright framework.

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European Commission: Rapid: MEMO/13/627: New Treaty to ensure equal access to books for visually impaired and print disabled persons – frequently asked questions http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-13-627_en.htm

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