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Parliament Plenary: 21 MEPs tell Internal Market Commissioner Barnier it's time for the EU to back a binding WIPO book treaty for blind people. Barnier: “I will ask Member States for a mandate for a binding treaty.”
On the evening of 15th February, in the
European Parliament's plenary session, 21 MEPs from across the political divide
spoke to urge Commissioner Barnier to end the EU's opposition to a binding WIPO
book treaty.
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Should there be an international exception to copyright to end the "book famine" for tens of millions of blind persons?
Today the European Parliament will debates the EU´s support- or rather lack of support- for a Global Treaty for Visually Impaired and other print-disabled persons.
Read moreThe EBU response to European Commission survey on "helping public authorities procure ICT based on standards"
The European Blind Union (EBU) welcomes the opportunity to respond to the European Commission survey on "helping public authorities procure ICT based on standards".
Read moreNo Christmas presents from the EU on the WIPO negotiations
Between 21st November and 2nd December, in Geneva, the World Intellectual Property Organisation, (WIPO), held its copyright negotiating committee meeting, the "SCCR".
Despite all our efforts, EBU feels that this meeting regressed on the matter of achieving a treaty for blind and other print disabled people.
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