EU proposal calls for deletion of “treaty” for persons with disabilities at SCCR 19
Below is the language of paragraph 7 of the draft conclusions of SCCR 19 contained in the “Draft Conclusions Version 2.0” document distributed this morning:
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Friday morning version of the draft conclusions for SCCR 19
This was distributed early this morning, and we are discussing it now.
World Intellectual Property Organization
Standing Committee On Copyright And Related Rights (SCCR)
Nineteenth Session
Geneva, December 14 to 18, 2009 Version 2.0
December 17, 2009
DRAFT CONCLUSIONS
prepared by the Chair
LIMITATIONS AND EXCEPTIONS
Draft Conclusions of SCCR 19…. noon Dec 17 version
World Intellectual Property Organization
Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR)
Nineteenth Session
Geneva, December 14 to 18, 2009
DRAFT CONCLUSIONS
prepared by the Chair
LIMITATIONS AND EXCEPTIONS
1.New studies: The Committee expressed its appreciation for the studies prepared by outanding experts, and thanked them for their presentations in the Information Meeting on Limitations and Exceptions for Educational Activities, organized on the first day of the meetings.
WIPO SCCR: CIS Statement in support of the WBU Treaty
Statement of the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS), Bangalore, on the matter of the Treaty for the Blind, Visually Impaired and other Reading Disabled, proposed by Brazil, Ecuador and Paraguay.
16th December, 2009
Statement of Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) at SCCR 19
Thank you Mr Chairman,
I represent the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB), which works to serve the 2 million people with sight loss in UK.
As part of this work, RNIB has a library of some 40,000 books in audio, large print and Braille, which we distribute to reading disabled people.
Most accessible books are made by specialist organisations like ours, even in cases where publishers provide licenses or the source files. These specialist organisations have limited resources, and are very often charities.
Statement of La Organización Nacional de Ciegos de España (ONCE) at WIPO SCCR 19, in Spanish and English
The National Organization of Spanish Blind Persons, ONCE is the Spanish institution providing services to blind and visually impaired persons. This is their statement at WIPO SCCR 19, in both English and Spanish:
In Spanish
La Organización Nacional de Ciegos de España (ONCE) agradece la oportunidad de tomar la palabra en esta importante sesion del SCCR para pedir el apoyo a la propuesta de tratado de la Union Mundial de Ciegos.
WIPO SCCR 19: European Commission statement on exceptions and limitations
Information for the SCCR at WIPO 14-18 December, 2009.
Mr Chairman,
I would like to take this opportunity, in the framework of our discussions on exceptions and limitations, to inform you about what the European Commission has been doing over the past year and a half and is preparing for the future.
Notes and US Statement at WIPO SCCR 19 (December 14-18, 2009)
12:45 pm Geneva, Switzerland.
Today, December 15, 2009 at the 19th session of the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights at WIPO, member states started to consider the proposed treaty to facilitate access to copyright materials for people with reading disabilities. Ecuador, Brazil and Paraguay, the sponsors of the treaty briefly presented their proposal. We then had a break for lunch and attended an informal session. On the table right outside of the main room, I found a joint statement dated of SCCR 17 (November 2008) opposing the treaty.
The WIPO SCCR 19 begins its work
This is day one of a five day meeting of the WIPO SCCR, being held in Geneva. The main topic of discussion this week will be copyright limitations and exceptions.
Writers Open Letter in Support of WIPO treaty for People who are Blind or have other Disabilities
We are distributing this letter (in English and Spanish, with Tiflolibros Argentina) to writers, journalists and authors who support the World Blind Union WIPO treaty proposal to improve access to books in formats accessible to people who are blind, visually impaired or have other disabilities. If you are a writer and you are interested in signing it, contact judit.rius@keionline.org