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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10557

21 February 2012
Contents Publication in full By article 16 / 40
SECTORAL POLICY / (ae) single market
Commission blocks treaty in favour of blind

Brussels, 20/02/2012 (Agence Europe) - On Thursday 16 February, the European Parliament adopted a resolution in favour of access for blind and partially sighted people to books and other works published in special formats, such as Braille writing, large-print or audio recording. This will entail a specific derogation to copyright rules.

The World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) is planning a binding international treaty to harmonise regimes of exemptions to copyright, to make it...

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