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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10664

27 July 2012
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SECTORAL POLICIES / (ae) internal market
Better access to books for blind and partially-sighted

Brussels, 26/07/2012 (Agence Europe) - EU Internal Market Commissioner Michel Barnier says he wants to ensure proper access to books, despite copyright laws, for the blind and partially-sighted. He was speaking in the final stages of the 16-25 July talks at the World International Property Organisation (WIPO) on an international treaty on exceptions to copyright rules. Barnier said: “Our objective is to ensure that visually impaired people can access books as easily as other people. This...

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