The Treaty for the Visually Impaired discussions taking...
The Treaty for the Visually Impaired discussions taking place in Morocco until Friday should produce a treaty that makes copyrighted works available -- including in an accessible e-book format -- to the visually impaired, said the National Federation of the…
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Blind and the World Blind Union in a statement Monday (http://prn.to/11IW6tT). The groups said World Intellectual Property Organization negotiators should agree to a treaty that establishes “exceptions and limitations to copyright law that would permit the blind to reproduce books into accessible formats” and creates “a system where accessible formats of works could be shared across international borders.” Fredric Schroeder, vice president for both groups, said “there is a significant risk that this diplomatic conference could end without a treaty and that would be a travesty.” Groups of copyright holders have asked that the negotiations not consider restructuring the global copyright system, while advocates for visually impaired people have expressed concerns that the treaty will define copyright limitations and exceptions too narrowly (CD June 18 p14).