Content tagged Marrakesh Treaty
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(These results include any available translations of the original English documents.)
- Promoting Access to Knowledge and Information: WIPO Members Affirm Role in Delivering the Sustainable Development Goals
From 30 September to 9 October 2019, the General Assemblies of the World Intellectual Property Organization took place in Geneva, Switzerland. WIPO is the...
News - 7 October 2019
Tags: Access to information, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, Marrakesh Treaty, Switzerland, WIPO, WIPO GA, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Ensuring Equality: IFLA Submits Comments to New Zealand Marrakesh Treaty Implementation Consultation
Following a call for comments by the government of New Zealand Te Aotearoa on draft legislation designed to implement the Marrakesh Treaty, IFLA has made a submission. This highlights the need to...
News - 8 February 2019
Tags: Access to information, Library services to people with disabilities, Marrakesh Treaty, New Zealand, Services to the visually impaired, Libraries Serving Persons with Print Disabilities
- Seminar on Implementing the Marrakesh Treaty
The Marrakesh Treaty has come into force in many countries. What is the Marrakesh Treaty and what does it mean for libraries in practice? Join us for an international seminar in the new Helsinki...
Event - 7 February 2019
Tags: Marrakesh Treaty, Seminar, Libraries Serving Persons with Print Disabilities
- Is Malawi’s accession to the Marrakesh Treaty effectively addressing the book famine? (2017)
The Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired or Otherwise Print Disabled, adopted on June 27, 2013, has been ratified by 30...
Publication - 12 January 2019
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Copyright, Malawi, Marrakesh Treaty, Print disabilities, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters), Statements
- IFLA, EIFL Congratulate Thailand on Copyright Reforms for People with Print Disabilities
IFLA and EIFL have addressed a letter of congratulation to the Prime Minister of Thailand, following the passage of legislation that will bring the country into line with the Marrakesh...
News - 19 December 2018
Tags: Access to information, Copyright exceptions and limitations, Marrakesh Treaty, Thailand, Libraries Serving Persons with Print Disabilities
- Regional Workshop on the Implementation of the Marrakesh Treaty
In terms of the number of ratifications, the Marrakesh Treaty is a major success, promising new possibilities for people with print disabilities to access information. A sub-regional workshop in...
Event - 8 November 2018
Tags: Access to information, Copyright exceptions and limitations, Latin America and the Caribbean, Libraries serving persons with print disabilities, Marrakesh Treaty, Print disabilities, Workshop, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Copyright, Access and the SDGs: IFLA at the WIPO General Assembly
The World Intellectual Property Organisation’s annual General Assembly saw exciting announcements around the Marrakesh Treaty, welcome support for better laws for libraries,...
News - 4 October 2018
Tags: Access to knowledge, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, Marrakesh Treaty, Switzerland, WIPO, WIPO GA, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Implementing the Marrakesh Treaty: Monitoring Report
The Marrakesh Treaty was signed in June 2013, and barely three years later entered into force. Yet ratification is only part of the story. IFLA's monitoring work shows where progress is...
Publication - 1 October 2018
Tags: Access to information, Copyright exceptions and limitations, Library services to people with disabilities, Marrakesh Treaty, Services to the visually impaired, LDP (Library Development Programme), Studies
- Getting Started: New IFLA Guide on Making the Marrakesh Treaty Real
The Marrakesh Treaty has already had a major impact on copyright legislation, removing legal barriers to making and sharing copies of books in accessible formats. But to ensure that people with...
News - 27 August 2018
Tags: Access to information, Access to information, Copyright, Copyright, From the Annual Conference, Libraries serving persons with print disabilities, Marrakesh Treaty, Services to people with disabilities, Services to the visually impaired, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Getting Started with the Marrakesh Treaty - a Guide for Librarians
The Marrakesh Treaty entered into force in September 2016, faster than any other international copyright text in the last 40 years. It promises to remove some of the key...
Publication - 27 August 2018
Tags: Access to information, Copyright, Libraries serving persons with print disabilities, Library services to people with disabilities, Marrakesh Treaty, Services to the visually impaired, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters), Toolkits
- Change the World in 80 Days: Momentum Builds on Marrakesh
Five years on from its signature in 2013, the Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired or Otherwise Print Disabled is proving its power...
News - 24 July 2018
Tags: Access to information, Copyright exceptions and limitations, Libraries serving persons with print disabilities, Marrakesh Treaty, Print disabilities, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- United States Moves towards Marrakesh Ratification
There has been welcome news from the Unites States, where legislation designed to implement the Marrakesh Treaty has been introduced to Congress. Once this is voted, America will join the growing...
News - 19 March 2018
Tags: Access to information, Copyright, Marrakesh Treaty, United States of America, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Seminar on Implementing the Marrakesh Treaty
There is strong and welcome progress on the implementation of the Marrakesh Treaty around the world. With formal ratification, and the associated changes to domestic laws, the world is moving...
Event - 26 February 2018
Tags: Access to information, Copyright, Marrakesh Treaty, Seminar, United Arab Emirates, Libraries Serving Persons with Print Disabilities
- One Step Closer to Access: IFLA Welcomes Progress towards EU Ratification of Marrakesh
Last week, the Council of Ministers of the European Union, representing its Member States, voted to approve the ratification of the Marrakesh Treaty. This opens the way to the EU and its 28 Member...
News - 20 February 2018
Tags: Access to information, Europe, Marrakesh Treaty, Services to the visually impaired, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- The Last Mile: IFLA Launches Work to Help All Libraries Deliver on the Marrakesh Treaty
When they signed the Marrakesh Treaty in 2013, the Member States of the World Intellectual Property Organisation committed to removing legal barriers to access to books for people with print...
News - 3 December 2017
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Marrakesh Treaty, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Reform Copyright, Drive Development: IFLA Speaks for Libraries in Geneva
IFLA attended the 49th General Assemblies of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO), from 2-5 October 2017, taking the opportunity to underline the need for action to help...
News - 10 October 2017
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, Marrakesh Treaty, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Getting It Right: At Second Marrakesh Assembly, IFLA Launches Guide to Implementing the Treaty in Europe
Following agreement in the European Union on legislation to implement the Marrakesh Treaty, Member States now have a year to comply. By 11 October 2018, all 28 countries need to give people who...
News - 5 October 2017
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Europe, Marrakesh Treaty, Libraries Serving Persons with Print Disabilities
- Implementing Marrakesh in Europe - A Guide
With European Union (EU) legislation implementing the Marrakesh Treaty now published, Member States now have a clear deadline for making the Treaty's provisions a reality in national law. The...
Publication - 1 October 2017
Tags: Europe, Libraries serving persons with print disabilities, Marrakesh Treaty, Print disabilities, Guidelines, Libraries Serving Persons with Print Disabilities
- Making Marrakesh Work: IFLA Addresses WIPO Seminar in Moscow
A growing network of countries have ratified the Marrakesh Treaty, giving ever wider access to information for people with print disabilities. The Treaty, which was signed in 2013, promises to do...
News - 20 September 2017
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Marrakesh Treaty, Russian Federation, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Marrakesh Ratification in the European Union Has a Sting in the Tail
Progress towards ratification of the Marrakesh Treaty in the European Union (EU) has the potential to deliver significantly wider access to knowledge for people with print disabilities,...
News - 15 May 2017
Tags: Access to knowledge, Europe, Marrakesh Treaty, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Unanimous Support for Access for the Print Disabled: European Parliament Committee Votes on Marrakesh Treaty Ratification
The European Parliament’s Legal Affairs Committee sent out a strong signal to the European Union’s Member States last week by voting unanimously for laws which will ensure that people...
News - 26 March 2017
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Europe, Marrakesh Treaty, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- IFLA Calls on European Parliament to Get Marrakesh Treaty Implementation Right
There is less than a month to go before a planned vote in the European Parliament on ratifying the Marrakesh Treaty. If this is done correctly, it promises to remove key barriers to access to...
News - 7 February 2017
Tags: Access to information, Europe, Marrakesh Treaty, Visually impaired, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Don’t Go Back on the Deal – IFLA, EIFL and EBLIDA call on EU Member States to Deliver on Marrakesh Treaty Ratification
On Monday 16th and Tuesday 17th January, representatives of European governments will discuss draft legislation to implement the Marrakesh Treaty in the European Union (EU)....
News - 13 January 2017
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Europe, Marrakesh Treaty, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Give Access, Don’t Take it Away – Libraries Take Position on EU Marrakesh Ratification
After close engagement in the negotiation of the Marrakesh Treaty, culminating in its signature in 2013, libraries are now working to realise its promise. The Treaty...
News - 13 December 2016
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Copyright, Marrakesh Treaty, Visually impaired, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- From Marrakesh to Buenos Aires: IFLA Highlights Key Role of Libraries in Providing Books for the Blind
On 18-19 October 2016, representatives of libraries, organisations for people with print disabilities, and national copyright offices from across Latin America met in Buenos Aires to set out a...
News - 29 October 2016
Tags: Access to knowledge, Argentina, Copyright, Marrakesh Treaty, Vissually impared, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- WIPO General Assembly
The World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) holds its General Assembly on 3-11 October 2016. IFLA will be there, calling for continued work on copyight limitations for libraries,...
Event - 2 October 2016
Tags: Access to knowledge, Conference, Copyright, Marrakesh Treaty, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- A Better Balance is Possible – Looking to the Future at WIPO
Starting tomorrow, the Member States of the World Intellectual Property Organisation will meet together in Geneva. This event – the General Assembly – will see ministers and heads of...
News - 2 October 2016
Tags: Access to knowledge, Copyright, Marrakesh Treaty, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- A Good Day for Access to Knowledge: the Treaty of Marrakesh Enters into Force
Three years and three months after it was signed, the Treaty of Marrakesh enters into force today. It is a time to celebrate a major advance in the struggle to give people with visual impairments...
News - 30 September 2016
Tags: Access to knowledge, Marrakesh Treaty, Visually impaired, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- The Treaty of Marrakesh
The Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired or Otherwise Print Disabled was signed on 27 June 2013, and entered into force on 30...
Informational Page - 30 September 2016
Tags: Access to knowledge, Marrakesh Treaty, Visually impaired, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Treaty of Marrakesh: (Mainly) Good Omens from Europe?
Last week, the European Commission published proposals for legislation which would implement the Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually...
News - 22 September 2016
Tags: Access to knowledge, Copyright, Marrakesh Treaty, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- One Step Forward, No Steps Back: National Ratification Needs to Respect the Objectives of the Treaty of Marrakesh
The signing of the Treaty of Marrakesh in 2013 was a first step towards providing access to knowledge for some of the most vulnerable in society. It offers a response to the book famine that...
News - 1 September 2016
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Marrakesh Treaty, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Treaty of Marrakesh – Implementation Picking up Pace in Africa
The need to combat the ‘book famine’ for the blind, visually impaired, and other people with print disabilities was at the heart of the drive to pass the Treaty of Marrakesh. With the...
News - 5 August 2016
Tags: Access to knowledge, Africa, Copyright, Marrakesh Treaty, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Access to Information for the Visually Impaired – Latin American Libraries Stand Ready to Help
When countries around the world came together to discuss how to give visually impaired people easier access to books, libraries were at the heart of the drive for an ambitious, legally binding...
News - 4 July 2016
Tags: Access to information, Marrakesh Treaty, Services to the visually impaired, WIPO, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Partners for Accessibility – IFLA and Latin American Blind Union sign Memorandum of Understanding
Equitable access to information is central to the work of libraries. Thanks to libraries, people are discovering the world’s cultural and scientific riches, regardless of their wealth,...
News - 9 May 2016
Tags: Access to information, Copyright, Library services to people with disabilities, Marrakesh Treaty, Services to the visually impaired, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Declaration “Motores para el cambio: Primer Encuentro Iberoamericano sobre Derecho de Autor y Tratado de Marrakech”
Português [PDF] Leaders of national and parliamentary libraries from fifteen countries in Latin America and the Caribbean: Argentina, Bolivia, Brasil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica,...
News - 4 November 2015
Tags: Argentina, Bibliotecas, Buenos Aires, Copyright, Information professionals, LAC, Marrakesh Treaty, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Declaración “Motores para el cambio: Primer Encuentro Iberoamericano sobre Derecho de Autor y Tratado de Marrakech”
Português [PDF] Los líderes de las Bibliotecas Nacionales y Parlamentarias de 15 países de América Latina: Argentina, Bolivia, Brasil, Chile, Colombia, Costa...
News - 4 November 2015
Tags: Argentina, Bibliotecas, Buenos Aires, Copyright, Information professionals, LAC, Marrakesh Treaty, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Motores para el Cambio: Primer Encuentro Iberoamericano Sobre Derecho de Autor y Tratado de Marrakech
IFLA and la Biblioteca del Congreso de la Nación in Argentina will hold a meeting to discuss copyright reform on October 28 and 29 in Buenos Aires. Motores para el Cambio: Primer Encuentro...
Event - 22 October 2015
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Argentina, Buenos Aires, Copyright, Copyright reform, Digitisation, Freedom of information, IFLA LAC, Marrakesh Treaty, Meeting, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- EU Parliament breakfast discusses the copyright needs of libraries
Yesterday morning, Thursday 20th March, IFLA together with the Copyright 4 Creativity coalition (C4C) organized a breakfast debate in the EU Parliament to discuss whether existing...
News - 21 March 2014
Tags: Access to information, C4C, Copyright, EU Copyright Consultation, Marrakesh Treaty, Standing Committee on Copyright & Related Rights (SCCR), WIPO, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)