[Nfbf-l] Treaty for Blind people will allow access to more books! If USA ...

Tue Nov 27 16:51:44 UTC 2012

Thank you for explaining this.
Cheryl

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> From: woutman at earthlink.net
> To: nfbf-l at nfbnet.org
> Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2012 11:38:12 -0500
> Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] Treaty for Blind people will allow access to more	books! If USA ...
> 
> It's our government that has been reluctant to use the word treaty.  A
> treaty would have to be ratified in the Senate.  
> 
> The article said WBU delegates attended the negotiations being conducted by
> various government representatives.  I have not heard NFB's position in
> particular but I presume it would favor a treaty unless someone from
> national were to state otherwise.  
> 
> Bill Outman 
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nfbf-l [mailto:nfbf-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of cheryl
> echevarria
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> Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] Treaty for Blind people will allow access to more
> books! If USA ...
> 
> 
> Does this mean that the NFB doesn't support the Word Treaty, or this our
> government saying this, it is a little confusing to me.
> Please, let me know.
> Thank you.
> 
> Disabled Entrepreneur of the Year 2012 of NY State Leading the Way in
> Independent Travel!
> SNG Certified - Accessible Travel Advocate!
> Cheryl Echevarria,
> Ownerhttp://www.echevarriatravel.com631-456-5394reservations@echevarriatrave
> l.comhttp://www.echevarriatravel.wordpress.com
> 2012 Norwegian Cruise Line University Advisory Board Member.
> Echevarria Travel and proud member of the National Federation of the Blind
> will be holding a year round fundraiser for the http://www.NFBNY.org after
> Hurricane Sandy and other resources. Any vacation package booked between
> November 6 2012-November 6, 2013 and vacation must be traveled no later than
> 12/30/2014 a percentage of my earnings will go to the affiliate.  Also is
> you book a Sandals for couples or Beaches for families and friends resorts
> vacation, $100.00 per booking will go to the affiliate as well.  You do not
> need to be a member of the NFB.org, just book through us.
> Thank you.
> 
> > From: adicey at bellsouth.net
> > To: ;
> > Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2012 10:54:06 -0500
> > Subject: [Nfbf-l] Treaty for Blind people will allow access to more books!
> If USA ...
> > 
> > European Blind Union Press release
> > Paris, November 26, 2012
> > WIPO Negotiations Treaty for Blind people Talks in the balance: EU 
> > backs treaty leaving USA isolated Geneva, 25.11.2012 - A four year UN 
> > negotiation on a new World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) 
> > treaty for people who are blind or have other print disabilities hangs 
> > in the balance. Will the world seize the opportunity to make it legal 
> > for blind people to share books across borders?
> > 
> > WBU delegates attended the negotiations which took place between 19 
> > and 23 November in Geneva.
> > WBU said that negotiators from all parts of the world worked hard on 
> > the treaty in SCCR25 and they welcomed this. WBU delegates were also 
> > cheered by the EU declaration on the first day of the session that it 
> > is now willing to back a binding treaty. The EU had vehemently opposed 
> > a treaty not long ago, so this is a very significant result of the 
> > advocacy of users and the European Parliament on this matter.
> > 
> > Dan Pescod, who leads WBU's European campaign for the treaty, explained:
> > "We have campaigned for years with hundreds of members of the European 
> > Parliament to get EU backing for a treaty. This is a significant and 
> > welcome step forward, but the EU needs now to ensure it supports the 
> > human rights of blind people to access information. It should do this 
> > by negotiating a simple and workable treaty."
> > 
> > The USA delegation still has not pronounced the word "treaty" at these 
> > negotiations. It is now the only major negotiator not to do so. WBU 
> > pointed out this fact on the last day of the meeting in their closing 
> > remarks.
> > Maryanne Diamond, leader of the WBU delegation, commented:
> > "I had to point out the omission of the word "treaty" from the warm 
> > words of the US head of delegation. The USA has had time decide its 
> > position on a
> > treaty- it is now high time it made its support clear".
> > 
> > With the WIPO "Extraordinary General Assembly" in three week's time 
> > tasked with agreeing the nature of the new law (treaty or non-binding 
> > soft law), the nature of that law is a pressing concern for disability
> activists.
> > Historically, WIPO only deals in treaties to protect publishers' 
> > rights. WBU is urging negotiators to afford them the same level of 
> > protection for the human rights of blind people.
> > 
> > Some negotiators, including a few EU member states, still seem to be 
> > pushing issues which deal more with rights holder concerns than those 
> > of the blind and print disabled people this treaty is supposed to serve.
> > 
> > 
> > Rahul Cherian, from Indian WBU member Inclusive Planet, said:
> > "The objective of this treaty must be that of helping blind and print 
> > disabled people to get accessible format books, especially in 
> > developing countries. To achieve this goal, it must be workable, 
> > simply worded and effective for blind and print disabled people and 
> > their organizations to use. The heart of the treaty is cross-border 
> > sharing of works. We will push hard to ensure that the provisions on this
> matter are clear and simple."
> > 
> > Chris Friend, head of WBU's Right to Read campaign, added:
> > "We need those provisions to clearly permit cross-border sharing of 
> > accessible books both between organisations and directly from 
> > organisations to blind or print disabled individuals. We reject 
> > complicated requirements for checks on whether the books are 
> > commercially available. Such procedures would sacrifice the usability 
> > of the treaty on the altar of publisher reassurance."
> > Friend further commented:
> > "We are hopeful that the negotiations will still lead to a binding and 
> > useful treaty in 2013. The goodwill exists to get the job done. The 
> > momentum of the recent negotiations must not be lost."
> > 
> > Background
> > 
> > An end to the "book famine"
> > 
> > Even in 2012, blind people and others living with a print disability 
> > such as those with dyslexia still have very limited access to books. 
> > Only some 7% of published books are ever made accessible (in formats 
> > such as Braille, audio and large print) in the richest countries, and less
> than 1% in poorer ones.
> > This is a "book famine".
> > 
> > An international treaty for blind people The World Intellectual 
> > Property Organization (WIPO) makes treaties and other international 
> > laws on copyright Back in 2009 the World Blind Union, Brazil, Ecuador 
> > and Paraguay proposed a WIPO treaty to help relieve the book famine in 
> > which fewer than 1% of books are published accessibly in developing 
> > countries, and only some 7% in the most developed.
> > 
> > Briefly, the new treaty would:
> > Allow specialist organizations to make accessible copies of books in 
> > all signatory countries Make it legal to send accessible books across 
> > national borders Still respect copyright law: it is not an attack on 
> > publishers!
> > Make more books available for blind people About WBU
> > 
> > The World Blind Union (WBU) is the internationally recognized 
> > organization, representing the 285 million blind and partially sighted 
> > persons in 190 member countries.  We are the Voice of the Blind, 
> > speaking to governments and international bodies on issues concerning 
> > blindness and visual impairments in conjunction with our members. For 
> > further information, please
> > visit:
> > 
> > www.worldblindunion.org
> > 
> > Contacts
> > 
> > Chris Friend, Chair, WBU right to read campaign 
> > cfriend at sightsavers.org
> > +44 7919 552 170
> > 
> > Dan Pescod, Vice Chair, WBU right to read campaign 
> > Dan.pescod at rnib.org.uk
> > +44 207 391 2009
> > 
> > _______________________________________________
> > With Best Regards,
> > Alan Dicey
> > Miami, Florida
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