The World Blind Union guide to the Marrakesh Treaty : facilitating access to books for print-disabled individuals / Laurence R. Helfer, Molly K. Land, Ruth L. Okediji, Jerome H. Reichman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Helfer, Laurence R., author.

Land, Molly K., 1974- author.

Okediji, Ruth L., author.

Reichman, J. H. (Jerome H.), 1936- author.

Contributor:

World Blind Union.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons who are Blind, Visually Impaired, or Otherwise Print Disabled (2013 June 27).

Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons who are Blind, Visually Impaired, or Otherwise Print Disabled.

People with visual disabilities--Services for.

People with visual disabilities.

People with visual disabilities--Means of communication.

Intellectual property.

Human rights.

Physical Description:

xxv, 207 pages ; 22 cm

Other Title:

Guide to the Marrakesh Treaty

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, [2017]

Summary:

"The Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired, or Otherwise Print Disabled" is a watershed development in the fields of intellectual property and human rights. As the first international legal instrument to establish mandatory exceptions to copyright, the Marrakesh Treaty uses the legal and policy tools of copyright to advance human rights. The World Blind Union Guide to the Marrakesh Treaty offers a comprehensive framework for interpreting the Treaty in ways that enhance the ability of print-disabled individuals to create, read, and share books and cultural materials in accessible formats. The Guide also provides specific recommendations to government officials, policy-makers, and disability rights organizations involved with implementing the Treaty's provisions in national law. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Guiding Principles for the Marrakesh Treaty 1

1.1 The Marrakesh Treaty at the Crossroads of Human Rights and Intellectual Property 2

1.1.1 The International Human Rights Regime 2

1.1.2 The International Intellectual Property Regime 4

1.1.3 Conflict or Coexistence between the Regimes? 5

1.1.4 Using Copyright Tools to Achieve Human Rights Ends 8

1.2 Interpretive Principles for the Marrakesh Treaty 11

1.2.1 Emphasize Object and Purpose 11

1.2.2 Adapt the Marrakesh Treaty to Changing Conditions 14

1.2.3 Promote Consistency with the CRPD 15

1.2.3.1 Background to the CRPD 16

1.2.3.2 Central Principles of the CRPD 16

1.2.3.3 Consultations with Stakeholders 19

2 The Legal and Policy Choices in the Marrakesh Treaty 21

2.1 Copyrighted Works Covered by the Marrakesh Treaty 21

2.2 Accessible Format Copies 23

2.3 Authorized Entities 24

2.3.1 Introduction and Overview 24

2.3.2 Types of Authorized Entities 26

2.3.2.1 Entities Providing Services to Beneficiaries 27

2.3.2.2 Government Recognized Entities 29

2.3.3 The Practices of Authorized Entities 30

2.4 Beneficiary Persons 31

2.4.1 Introduction and Overview 31

2.4.2 Categories of Beneficiary Persons 32

2.4.2.1 Blindness 33

2.4.2.2 Visual Impairment or Perceptual Disability 33

2.4.2.3 Physical Reading Disability 35

2.4.3 Defining Beneficiary Persons in Implementing Legislation 36

2.5 Exceptions and Limitations to Copyright in National Law 38

2.5.1 Introduction and Overview 38

2.5.2 Obligations of Article 4(1) 41

2.5.2.1 Mandatory Exceptions and Limitations 41

2.5.2.2 Non-mandatory Exceptions and Limitations 43

2.5.3 Modes of Implementing Article 4(1) 43

2.5.3.1 Article 4(2)-The Safe Harbor Option 43

2.5.3.1.1 The Safe Harbor for Authorized Entities 44

2.5.3.1.2 The Safe Harbor for Beneficiary Persons 45

2.5.3.1.3 Implications of the Safe Harbor Options 45

2.5.3.2 Article 4(3)-The Sui Generis Option 46

2.5.4 Exceptions and Limitations for the Translation of Copyrighted Works 47

2.5.5 The Commercial Availability Option 47

2.5.6 The Remuneration Option 49

2.6 Cross-Border Exchange and Importation of Accessible Format Copies 51

2.6.1 Introduction and Overview 51

2.6.2 Substantive Obligations of Articles 5 and 6 53

2.6.2.1 Article 5-Export of Accessible Format Copies 53

2.6.2.2 Article 6-Import of Accessible Format Copies 55

2.6.3 Modes of Implementation of Articles 5 and 6 56

2.6.3.1 Article 5(2)-The Safe Harbor Option 56

2.6.3.2 Article 5(3)-The Sui Generis Option 57

2.6.4 Exhaustion of Rights 59

2.6.5 Implementation of Article 6 60

2.6.6 Cross-Border Issues Not Addressed in the Marrakesh Treaty 61

2.7 Technological Protection Measures 62

2.7.1 Introduction and Overview 62

2.7.2 Analysis 63

2.8 The Three-Step Test 67

2.8.1 Policy Rationales of the Three-Step Test 68

2.8.2 The Three-Step Test and Exceptions and Limitations for the Blind 69

2.8.3 Applying the Three-Step Test to the Marrakesh Treaty 70

2.8.4 The Three-Step Test and International Human Rights Law 73

3 Putting the Marrakesh Treaty into Practice in National Law 75

3.1 Create Legal Remedies 76

3.2 Empower National Institutions 78

3.2.1 Human Rights Institutions 78

3.2.2 Intellectual Property Institutions 80

3.2.3 Linking to the Marrakesh Treaty Assembly 81

3.3 Undertake Enforcement Activities 81

3.3.1 Monitor Rights 82

3.3.2 Enforce Legal Remedies 83

3.3.3 Create a National Plan of Action 83

3.3.4 Engage in Training and Outreach 85

3.4 Engage in National Reporting 85

3.4.1 UN Treaty Bodies 86

3.4.2 UN Charter Bodies 88

3.4.3 UN Special Procedures 89

3 Signatories and Contracting Parties to the Marrakesh Treaty (as of October 31, 2016) 109

4 Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and Optional Protocol (adopted on December 13, 2006, entered into force on May 3, 2008) 115

5 Signatories and Contracting Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (as of October 31, 2016) 150

6 Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works (Paris Text, as last amended on September 28, 1979) 159.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780190679644

0190679646

9780190679651

0190679654

OCLC:

962359907