International treaty to give improved access to books for blind people

Friday, 28 June 2013 Books+Publishing

International representatives meeting at a World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) conference in Morocco have adopted the Marrakesh Treaty, which boosts access to books for people who are blind, visually impaired and print-disabled. The Marrakesh Treaty requires signatories to change laws to allow published works to be reproduced, distributed and made...