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Disagreement Persists As WIPO Negotiations For An Accessibility Treaty Move Forward

Disagreement Persists As WIPO Negotiations For An Accessibility Treaty Move Forward

Andrew Baker is a LLB/BCL candidate at McGill University Faculty of Law. WIPO members have recently met to discuss a potential treaty for the disabled that would create minimum exceptions in copyright laws to facilitate access to copyrighted works by persons who are disabled, and permit the sharing of accessible works across borders.