[blindlaw] FW: UPDATED: Sept. 12 Roundtable: The 2013 Marrakesh Treaty: Providing Access to Copyrighted Works for the Blind and Print Disabled

Wed Sep 11 15:46:02 UTC 2013

Russ, I assume you mean here in the U.S.  First, we must get it ratified.  Second, then it would alter, to some extent, our current copyright exception, the so-called Chafee Amendment.  Under Chafee and the treaty's provisions, authorized entities, essentially, have the right to take the actions authorized without permission of publishers.  If publsihers feel their copyright is being infringed and the treaty's provisions are being abused, then a copyright enforcement action on behalf of the publisher would be in order.  None of this is administered by a federal agency.  

Now, as for other countries, that is, of course, a widely varying situation.  Each country would need to adopt the terms of the treaty consistent with its national law.

This is a somewhat vague answer.  If I can answer it more specifically, please let me know.

Best,
Scott 

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How will this treaty be enforced?

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Greetings, if you are in DC, this may be of interest.  Otherwise, it will be available on the Web.

Best,

Scott

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American University Washington College of Law

Program on Information Justice & Intellectual Property

Presents 

The 2013 Marrakesh Treaty: 

Providing Access to Copyrighted Works for the Blind and Print Disabled

September 12, 2013

3:00 – 6:00 p.m., Room 603 reception to follow

American University, Washington College of Law

4801 Massachusetts Ave NW Washington DC

For Registration, CLE info & Webcast (live and archived):

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    The Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired, or Otherwise Print Disabled was adopted at a June 2013 Diplomatic Conference convened by the World Intellectual Property Organization. The treaty represents a significant step toward the goal of assuring equal opportunities to access text materials for all persons, without regard to disability. It is also a new departure in the history of international intellectual property law: the first international treaty with the main focus on defining minimum standards for copyright limitations and exceptions, rather than establishing conditions for enhanced proprietary rights. 

    On Thursday, September 12, from 3:00 to 6:00 PM, the Program on Information Justice and the Public Interest at the American University Law School will host the first public forum on the new treaty. Panels will address “The Road to Marrakesh” and “Next Steps.” The distinguished array of panelists includes: Prof. Justin Hughes, who led the U.S. delegation at the Diplomatic Conference; Dr. Marc Maurer, President of the National Federation, along with NFB’s treaty negotiator, Scott LaBarre; U.S. delegation member Nancy Weiss. General Counsel of IMLS; Prof. Ruth Okediji, who advised the Africa Group in treaty negotiations; Luis Villaroel, Researcher of Universidad Mayor, who advised Ecuador; consumer advocate James Love of KEI; General Counsel Allan R. Adler of the AAP; Chris Marcich of EMEA (the MPAA’s European arm); Library Copyright Alliance counsel Jonathan Band; Teresa Hackett of Electronic Information for Libraries (EIFL); Shira Perlmutter, Chief Policy Officer and Director for International Affairs at the USPTO; Prof. Lateef Mtima of the Institute for Intellectual Property and Social Justice at Howard Law School; and Prof. Danielle Conway from the University of Hawaii. Prof. Peter Jaszi of PIJIP will moderate. 

Sign Interpretation will be provided. Other accommodations are available upon request to pijip at wcl.american.edu 

The archived webcast will be captioned and available on the website one week after the event. 

A reception will follow the event at 6:00 PM.

Also this week at WCL

Indigenous Enterprise and Innovations:  

The Promise and Peril of Intellectual Property Licensing Discussion with Professor Conway

September 11, 2013

4:30 – 6:00 p.m., Room 600 

American University, Washington College of Law

4801 Massachusetts Ave NW Washington DC

Open to all, no registration required.

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This talk presents the successes and challenges experienced when using private ordering strategies, such as intellectual property licensing, to protect indigenous intangible assets and resources from misappropriation, specifically, and to exercise control over such resources in furtherance of principles of self-determination, generally.

Upcoming PIJIP Events

September 11, 2013 – Indigenous Enterprise and Innovation: The Promise and the Peril of Intellectual Property Licensing Discussion with Professor Conway; 4:30 p.m., WCL Room 600

September 26, 2013 – Empirical Study of the Social and Economic Benefits of Copyright Flexibilities Info and Live Webcast <http://emarketing.wcl.american.edu/c/19403705/18661/C6AGEbY/Mp2o?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pijip-impact.org%2Fevents%2Flaw-and-economics-of-copyright-users-rights%2F> 

October 17, 2013 – Creative Commons United States Launch Party Info <http://emarketing.wcl.american.edu/c/19403705/18663/C6AGEbY/Mp2o?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fus.creativecommons.org%2Flaunch> 

November 5, 2013 – Supreme Court Series: Medtronic v. Boston Scientific Corp., Post Argument Discussion Info and Live Webcast <http://emarketing.wcl.american.edu/c/19403705/18665/C6AGEbY/Mp2o?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pijip-impact.org%2Fevents%2Fmedtronic%2F> 

November 7, 2013 – 2nd Annual Peter Jaszi Distinguished Lecture on Intellectual Property with Prof. Bernt Hugenholtz  Info and Live Webcast <http://emarketing.wcl.american.edu/c/19403705/18667/C6AGEbY/Mp2o?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pijip-impact.org%2Fevents%2F2013jaszilecture%2F> 

November 8, 2013 – Patent + Policy Forum: Current Initiatives for Patent Law Revision Info and Live Webcast <http://emarketing.wcl.american.edu/c/19403705/18669/C6AGEbY/Mp2o?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pijip-impact.org%2Fevents%2Fpatentpolicy%2F> 

November 15, 2013 – 10th Annual IP/Gender: Mapping the Connections - Creativity Outside of Intellectual Property's Domain Info and Live Webcast <http://emarketing.wcl.american.edu/c/19403705/18671/C6AGEbY/Mp2o?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pijip-impact.org%2Fevents%2F2013ipgender%2F>  

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