BANGALORE: The Marrakesh Treaty, signed in Marrakesh, Morocco, on 28th June 2013 to facilitate access to published Works by visually impaired persons and persons with print disabilities is now formally ratify in India and as such become the first nation to do so.
The Ministry of Human Resource and Development in a press statement said "Once the Marrakesh Treaty comes into force, it will facilitate access to published works for the millions of blind, visually impaired and otherwise print disabled persons in India. It would go a long way in establishing equal rights and opportunities for education and employment for them," reports Business Standard.
The Ministry further stated that the move would go a long way in establishing equal rights, besides educational and employment opportunities, for the visually-impaired or print disabled.
The treaty, which was ratified on June 30, will facilitate the import of accessible format copies from member states through authorized entities such as educational institutions and libraries.
It would come into effect after ratification from twenty more countries, enabling visually-challenged people to easily access published works in India.
So far, 79 World Intellectual Property Organization member states have signed the Marrakesh treaty. “The development will also facilitate translation of imported accessible format copies and export of accessible format copies in Indian languages,” the statement said.
The Marrakesh Treaty is in accordance with the Indian Copyright (Amendment) Act, 2012. The sole motive of this Treaty is to build a set of mandatory limitations and exceptions for the benefit of the blind, visually impaired and otherwise print disabled.
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