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9 - The Marrakesh Treaty, Public–Private Partnerships, and Access to Copyrighted Works by Visually Impaired Persons

from Part II - Education, ICT, and Libraries

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 September 2018

By
Susan Isiko Štrba
Edited by
Margaret Chon ,
Pedro Roffe  and
Ahmed Abdel-Latif
Margaret Chon
Affiliation:
Seattle University School of Law
Pedro Roffe
Affiliation:
International Center for Trade and Sustainable Development
Ahmed Abdel-Latif
Affiliation:
International Renewable Energy Agency, Abu Dhabi
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Summary

This chapter compares different approaches to realizing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through access to information and learning, especially by people who are blind, visually impaired, or otherwise print-disabled (VIPs). The Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons who are Blind, Visually Impaired or Otherwise Print-Disabled (Marrakesh Treaty, the VIP Treaty) anticipates partnership among contracting states, authorized entities and the WIPO International Bureau. Equally, the WIPO Accessible Books Consortium (ABC) anticipates and indeed works on the basis of public-private partnerships, with the stated objective of complementing the entry into force of the Marrakesh Treaty. This chapter analyses how well the Marrakesh Treaty and the WIPO ABC working separately or together contribute towards the fulfilment of the SDGs.
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The Cambridge Handbook of Public-Private Partnerships, Intellectual Property Governance, and Sustainable Development , pp. 176 - 198
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2018

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