(More on the negotiations here, and on WIPO here.)
The WIPO web page on the Marrakesh diplomatic conference. (Link here).
The current negotiating text is: VIP/DC/3 REV.
All Previous draft treaty texts
Briefing Materials
- Number of countries for a treaty to come into force
- June 21, 2013. “What does the Three-Step Test NOT apply to under the Berne Convention and the TRIPS Agreement?” Marrakesh Note 6.
- June 17, 2013. KEI position on commercial availability
- The evolution of treaty beneficiaries. Marrakesh Note 1
- The evolution of the definition of a work. Marrakesh Note 2
- Asma Rehan, The evolution of reasonable pricing language. Marrakesh Note 3.
- Krista Cox, The 2012 U.S. Copyright Office decision regarding Technological Protection Measures, including discussion of commercial availability of accessible works. Marrakesh Note 4.
- Fedro Paolo De Tomassi and Asma Rehan, Evolution of Technical Protection Measures (TPMs) in the Negotiating Texts: Marrakesh Note 5
- June 4, 2013. Krista Cox. U.S. Fair Use and the Chafee Amendment: How Do They Overlap?
- June 4, 2013. US opposes safeguards in WIPO treaty for the blind that are included in ACTA, and Beijing treaty. This is a discussion of the bracketed footnote referring to the TRIPS “principles and objectives” and “provisions relating to anti-competitive practices.” https://www.keionline.org/node/1736
- June 8, 2013. Fedro De Tomassi. Audiovisual Materials in the Classroom and the WIPO treaty for copyright exceptions for persons with disabilities. https://www.keionline.org/node/1738
Statements and commentary by NGOs, publishers, academics and governments
- May 31, 2013. The NFB/MPAA statement
- May 17, 2013. Brook Baker: Challenges Facing a Proposed WIPO Treaty for Persons Who are Blind or Print Disabled
Interviews
https://keionline.org/node/1783
Press Coverage
Additional links
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- Berne Gap next, two proposals, African Group and USA
- Consolidated text, as of June 22, 2013
- Digital copy of text on Marrakesh treaty for the blind, as approved by Committee 1
- Intervention of the Holy See: WIPO Diplomatic Conference on a Treaty for the Blind
- KEI (press) statement on adoption of Marrakesh Treaty for Blind
- KEI Closing statement at Marrakesh
- KEI opening statement at Marrakesh diplomatic conference
- KEI position on commercial availability, Marrakesh Note 5
- KEI statement on the Marrakesh agreement on copyright exceptions for blind persons
- Marrakesh Diplomatic Conference on a Treaty for the Blind: Views of observers on hot button issues
- Previous draft treaty texts
- The June 25, 10am version of the text
- US Department of State Demarche against fair use in WIPO treaty for blind
- USA now isolated on TPMS in treaty for blind discussions
- USPTO releases 142 pages of emails sent by MPAA to USPTO over the treaty for the blind
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WIPO Diplomatic Conference: Views on the outcome of the Marrakesh treaty for the blind
Attachments
EvolutionofReasonablePriceLanguage.pdf
TPMs_CommercialAvailability.pdf