Marrakesh Treaty Unanimously Supported by U.S. Senate Foreign Relations and Judiciary Committees
The United States is moving closer toward ratification of the Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired or Otherwise Print Disabled (Marrakesh…
University of Toronto Makes First International Transfer of Accessible Books to Kyrgyzstan under Marrakesh Treaty
image CC-BY-NC-ND by Dominique Archambault On April 23, 2018, World Book and Copyright Day, the University of Toronto (U of T) Scarborough Library made history by facilitating the first international…
Senate Foreign Relations Committee Holds Hearing on the Marrakesh Treaty for Persons With Print Disabilities
On March 15, 2018, the Marrakesh Treaty Implementation Act (S. 2559) was introduced in the US Senate by Judiciary Committee Chair Grassley (R-IA), Ranking Member Feinstein (D-CA), Foreign Relations Committee…
ARL Urges US to Ratify Marrakesh Treaty, Improve Access to Publications for Visually Impaired
image CC-BY-NC-ND by Dominique Archambault Today, March 15, 2018, the Marrakesh Treaty Implementation Act (S. 2559) was introduced in the US Senate by Judiciary Committee Chair Grassley (R-IA), Ranking Member…
Marrakesh Treaty
The Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired or Otherwise Print Disabled is a WIPO-based treaty adopted in June 2013. The treaty…
ARL Celebrates 20th Ratification of Marrakesh Treaty to Improve Global Access to Publications for Print-Disabled Users
image CC-BY-NC-ND by Dominique Archambault Today, June 30, 2016, Canada acceded to the Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired, or Otherwise…
Marrakesh Treaty for the Blind, Visually Impaired and Print Disabled to Enter Into Force
Today, June 30, 2016, the Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired or Otherwise Print Disabled Reached its 20th ratification and will enter into force…
Chile Becomes 17th Country to Ratify Marrakesh Treaty
Chile recently became the seventeenth country to ratify the Marrakesh Treaty to Faciltiate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired or Otherwise Print Disabled. Countries from…
Canada Introduces Legislation Preparing for Accession to the Marrakesh Treaty (Take Two)
In June 2015, proposed amendments to Canada’s Copyright Act were introduced in the House of Commons. These amendments, contained in Bill C-65, the Support for Canadians with Print Disabilities Act, were…
Four More Marrakesh Treaty Ratifications Needed For Entry Into Force
At last check-in in December, thirteen countries had ratified the Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired or Otherwise Print Disabled. Today,…
