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> Poisoning the Treaty for the Blind > For years, international negotiations have been moving forward on what many > have come to know as the "Treaty for the Blind." The goal of the treaty is to > make it possible for people who are blind, or have other print disabilities, > to get access to the books they need for education, employment and inclusion > in society--no matter where they live. It's something we already do, with > great success, in the United States. Early versions of the treaty embodied > this principle, and in addition, would ease the international transfer of > accessible books for people with disabilities. .... > In the last few months we've seen the trade delegations from the United > States and the European Union, at the behest of the Motion Picture > Association of America (MPAA), suddenly changed course and start advocating > for positions that are contrary to current U.S. law--positions that would be > hard for me to imagine passing our Congress. It has gotten to the point where > many observers of the negotiations, being held at the World Intellectual > Property Organization (WIPO) in Geneva, believe that it's turning into a > "Treaty to Protect Rightsholders from the Blind!" -- Kim Holburn IT Network & Security Consultant T: +61 2 61402408 M: +61 404072753 mailto:[email protected] aim://kimholburn skype://kholburn - PGP Public Key on request _______________________________________________ Link mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.anu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/link
