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Copyright treaty in Geneva Advances!

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

We've been supportive of an effort by the World Blind Union to get an international treaty in place that sets up a global system much like the one we have today in the United States. Brazil, Ecuador and Paraguay joined together to propose that WIPO consider this treaty.

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Authorized Entities Trusted Intermediaries

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

A hot topic at the SCCR20/WIPO discussions in Geneva on global access to materials by the print disabilities is the term "Trusted Intermediaries"("TIs"). In discussions with the advocacy community here, there's a strong desire to discard this term. The concept of TIs uses U.S. and similar copyright exceptions as a starting point.

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Fascinating Meeting at the Copyright Office

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

The hot topic was the proposal made by Brazil, Ecuador and Paraguay, for a global treaty (a treaty for which I was part of the expert drafting team). But, the advocacy groups present in Geneva felt that the U.S. I think that the advocacy community has an opportunity to continue to lobby the U.S.

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