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Marrakesh Treaty

Bookshare’s 390,000 Books Are Now Available for People with Blindness in India

Benetech announced a major expansion of the ongoing international effort to provide Bookshare, an ebook library for people with reading barriers in India.

Benetech continues to build on its commitment to extend the benefits of Bookshare around the world to empower individuals with reading barriers to achieve independence, acquire education and employment, and live fuller lives.

Benetech is a nonprofit that empowers communities with software for social good, transforming how people with disabilities read and learn making it safer for human rights defenders to pursue truth and justice, connecting people to the services they need to live and prosper. read more

Marrakesh Treaty Implementation Bill Introduced Into Congress

The Marrakesh Treaty Implementation Bill was just introduced into Congress by Senators Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Bob Corker (R-TN), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Bob Menendez (D-NJ), Kamala Harris (D-CA), Orrin Hatch (R-UT), and Patrick Leahy (D-VT). The bill implements the Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired or Otherwise Print Disabled, a landmark treaty that was adopted by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in June 2013, and has since been ratified by 37 other countries. The treaty is notable in that it is the first WIPO treaty passed primarily for a disadvantaged class of users, rather than for the benefit of copyright holders. read more

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