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WIPO SCCR: US Proposal for a Consensus Instrument for persons with print disabilities

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Today, 27 May 2010, during the WIPO Open-ended Consultations on Copyright Limitations and Exceptions for Persons with Print Disabilities and on the Protection of Audiovisual Performances, the government of the United States of America distributed a draft proposal to WIPO Member States for a Consensus Instrument for persons with print disabilities.
The US proposal is available in pdf format here, in doc format here, and copied below.

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Official Conclusions from WIPO SCCR 19

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These are the Conclusions of the Nineteenth Session of the WIPO Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) held in Geneva, Switzerland from December 14 to 18, 2009. The official WIPO link to these Conclusions is: http://www.wipo.int/meetings/en/doc_details.jsp?doc_id=130644

World Intellectual Property Organization
Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR)
Nineteenth Session
Geneva, December 14 to 18, 2009

CONCLUSIONS

LIMITATIONS AND EXCEPTIONS

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SCCR 19: Full text of Version 3.0 of “DRAFT CONCLUSION” prepared by the Chair

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Version 3.0 of the “DRAFT CONCLUSIONS” prepared by the Chair is being considered right now at the 19th session of the WIPO Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR).

World Intellectual Property Organization
Standing Committee On Copyright And Related Rights (SCCR)
Nineteenth Session
Geneva, December 14 to 18, 2009

Version 3.0
December 18, 2009

DRAFT CONCLUSIONS

prepared by the Chair

LIMITATIONS AND EXCEPTIONS

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Draft Conclusions of SCCR 19…. noon Dec 17 version

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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.

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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.

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WIPO SCCR: ONCE Statement in support of the WBU Treaty

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La Organización Nacional de Ciegos de España (ONCE) agradece la oportunidad que nos ha brindado 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, organización de la que la ONCE es miembro.

La ONCE da servicio exclusivo a sus afiliados, que han de ser personas ciegas y deficientes visuales con nacionalidad española. Actualmente la ONCE tiene 70000 afiliados, y su número crece en 4000 cada año.

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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.

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