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US House of Representatives Passes Marrakesh Treaty Implementation
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Act Treaty Now Awaits Presidential Action
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Washington, DC (September 25, 2018): The United States House of
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Representatives has passed the Marrakesh Treaty Implementation Act
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(S. 2559), which makes modest changes to copyright law that will
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bring the United States into compliance with the terms of the
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Marrakesh Treaty. The Senate gave its advice and consent to
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ratification of the treaty and passed the implementing legislation on June 28.
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"For almost a decade now, the National Federation of the Blind, our
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partners, and other advocates have worked to bring the Marrakesh
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Treaty into being and into force," said Mark A. Riccobono, President
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of the National Federation of the Blind. "Today we applaud the United
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States House of Representatives for its passage of the Marrakesh
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Treaty Implementation Act. We now urge President Trump to sign this
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implementing legislation, and to order the State Department to
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deposit the instrument of ratification with the World Intellectual
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Property Organization as soon as practicable. We are closer than ever
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to the day when blind Americans will have greater access to the
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world's knowledge, in many of its original languages, than we have
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ever had in human history."
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About the National Federation of the Blind The National Federation of
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the Blind (NFB), headquartered in Baltimore, is the oldest and
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largest nationwide organization of blind Americans. Founded in 1940,
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the NFB consists of affiliates, chapters, and divisions in the fifty
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states, Washington DC, and Puerto Rico. The NFB defends the rights of
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blind people of all ages and provides information and support to
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families with blind children, older Americans who are losing vision,
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and more. We believe in the hopes and dreams of blind people and work
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together to transform them into reality. Learn more about our many
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www.nfb.org The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness
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is not the characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day
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we raise the expectations of blind people, because low expectations
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create obstacles between blind people and our dreams.
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CONTACT:
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Chris Danielsen
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Director of Public Relations
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National Federation of the Blind
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(410) 659-9314, extension 2330
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(410) 262-1281 (Cell)
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cdanielsen@nfb.org<mailto:cdanielsen@nfb.org>
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