The ratification and implementation of the Marrakesh Treaty for visually impaired persons in the Arab Gulf States
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Article Title | The ratification and implementation of the Marrakesh Treaty for visually impaired persons in the Arab Gulf States |
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ERA Journal ID | 33548 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | |
Author | Olwan, Rami |
Journal Title | The Journal of World Intellectual Property |
Journal Citation | 20 (5-6), pp. 178-205 |
Number of Pages | 28 |
Year | 2017 |
Place of Publication | United Kingdom |
ISSN | 1422-2213 |
1747-1796 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1111/jwip.12088 |
Web Address (URL) | https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/jwip.12088 |
Abstract | Visually impaired persons (VIP) have asked the international community to help end the “book famine” they face and increase the number of books available in accessible formats. After 30 years of negotiations, meetings and consultation between member states delegates, negotiators and non-profit organizations, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) adopted the VIP Treaty on 27 June 2013 in Marrakesh, Morocco, which entered into force on 30 September 2016. Until today, it is mostly developing countries that have ratified the Treaty and only the United Arab Emirates (UAE) embraced its principles among the Gulf States. This article studies the copyright system in the Arab Gulf States and examines the state's readiness for the adoption of the Treaty. It argues that without considering the cultural and legal implications that influence disability and visual impairment in these states ratifying the Marrakesh Treaty and amending copyright laws in the Gulf States will not alleviate the “book famine” for VIPs in these countries. This article proposes legal and policy recommendations to promote and facilitate accessibility to published works for VIPs that can be adopted in the Arab Gulf States and other developing countries. |
Keywords | access to books; Arab Gulf States; author's exceptions to copyright; developing countries; Marrakesh Treaty; print disability |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 480399. International and comparative law not elsewhere classified |
Byline Affiliations | Sharjah University, United Arab Emirates |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q6xyv/the-ratification-and-implementation-of-the-marrakesh-treaty-for-visually-impaired-persons-in-the-arab-gulf-states
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