Media coverage of the Marrakesh Treaty for the Blind negotiations

Media coverage of the Marrakesh Treaty for the Blind negotiations

22 June 2013, The Washington Post, Filmmakers’ group tries to reshape treaty that would benefit the blind

24 June 2013, The Guardian, US film industry tries to weaken copyright treaty for blind people

25 June 2013, IP Watch, Voices Of The Blind In Marrakesh Hope To Carry A Long Way

25 June 2013, Techdirt, Marrakech Treaty For The Blind Signed; MPAA Unable To Kill It

25 June 2013, IP Watch, Expectations High As End Of Substantive Negotiations Near For Blind Treaty Negotiators

26 June 2013, Digital Journal, Treaty for the blind signed: Book barriers cease

26 June 2013, Publishers Weekly, Through a Glass, Brightly Marrakesh

26 June 2013, The Washington Post, Group finalizes treaty to expand book access for world’s blind community

26 June 2013, IP Watch, WIPO Treaty For The Blind Shows That Transparency Can Work (And Is Necessary)

26 June 2013, District Dispatch, Miracles of miracles! WIPO passes the treaty for the blind!

26 June 2013, AFP, Treaty to be signed giving blind better access to books

27 June 2013, The Greens-European Free Alliance, Treaty for the blind and visually impaired Big success in Marrakesh

27 June 2013, European Commission (Press release), Commissioner Barnier welcomes new Treaty ensuring equal access to books for visually impaired and print disabled persons

27 June 2013, The Hindustan Times, Treaty to be signed giving blind better access to books

27 June 2013, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Historic Milestone for Rights of Readers as UN Negotiators Finalize Treaty for the Blind

27 June 2013, UN News Centre, UN forum adopts historic treaty to expand access to books for visually impaired

28 June 2013, US Department of State (press release), Adoption of the Marrakesh Treaty To Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired, or Otherwise Print Disabled

28 June 2013, IP Watch, In Aftermath Of Treaty Adoption, Civil Society, Industry Reflect On Outcome

28 June 2013, The White House (blog), Landmark Treaty For The Visually Impaired

28 June 2013, Agence France Presse, Historic treaty signed giving blind better books access

28 June 2013, Al Arabiya, Signed, sealed: Books treaty for the blind delivered in Morocco

28 June 2013, Live Mint, WIPO reaches agreement on Treaty for the blind/a>
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30 June 2013, AFP, Signed, sealed, delivered: books treaty for the blind

1 July 2013, IP Watch, How The Main Issues Of The Marrakesh Treaty For The Blind Were Solved In The Nick Of Time

3 July 2013, Metropolitan New York Library Council, METRO Commends ALA’s Work on The Treaty for the Blind

3 July 2013, All Africa, South Africa: Dancing and Tears Greet Book Treaty for Blind

5 July 2013, Mail and Guardian,
Landmark Treaty Breaks down Book Barriers for the Blind

20 July 2013, Economist, Between the lines: Blind people defeat lobbyists in a tussle about copyright