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Not to be confused with Marrakesh Agreement.
Marrakesh VIP Treaty
Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works to Visually Impaired Persons and Persons with Print Disabilities
TypeMultilateral
Signed28 June 2013 (2013-06-28)
LocationMarrakesh, Morocco
Effective30 September 2016 (2016-09-30)
ConditionRatification of 20 states
Signatories84
Parties33[1]
DepositaryWorld Intellectual Property Organization

The Marrakesh VIP Treaty (formally the Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works by Visually Impaired Persons and Persons with Print Disabilities, colloquially MVT[2]) is a treaty on copyright adopted in Marrakesh, Morocco, on 28 June 2013.[3][4] The treaty allows for copyright exceptions to facilitate the creation of accessible versions of books and other copyrighted works for visually impaired persons. The treaty sets a norm for countries ratifying the treaty to have a domestic copyright exception covering these activities, and allowing for the import and export of such materials.

Fifty-one countries signed the treaty as of the close of the diplomatic conference in Marrakesh. The ratification of 20 states was required for the treaty to enter into effect;[5] the 20th ratification was received on 30 June 2016, and the treaty entered into force on 30 September 2016.[6]

India ratified the treaty on 24 July 2014 and was the first country to do so.[1][7] As of 7 July 2014, 79 countries have signed the Treaty and 20 states have ratified it.

In March 2015, an unusually harsh statement by the Council of the European Union accused the European Commission of delaying the adoption of the treaty by EU and called upon the Commission "to submit without delay the necessary legislative proposal".[8][9]

The treaty entered into force on September 30, 2016,[10] but neither in the USA nor in the EU[11] due to continued opposition by certain EU member states.[12]

As of October 2017, 34 states have ratified the Treaty, most recently by Costa Rica. The treaty is the second international trade treaty associated with Marrakesh, the other being the Marrakesh Agreement which established the World Trade Organization in 1994.

References

  1. ^ a b "Notifications: Marrakesh VIP Treaty". World Intellectual Property Organization 2017-10-09.
  2. ^ "Summary of the Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired, or Otherwise Print Disabled". World Intellectual Property Organization. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  3. ^ "Diplomatic Conference to Conclude a Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works by Visually Impaired Persons and Persons with Print Disabilities". World Intellectual Property Organization. 28 June 2013.
  4. ^ "Between the lines: Blind people defeat lobbyists in a tussle about copyright". The Economist. 20 July 2013.
  5. ^ "Stevie Wonder hails landmark WIPO treaty boosting access to books for blind and visually impaired persons". World Intellectual Property Organization. 28 June 2013.
  6. ^ "WIPO Press Release"
  7. ^ "India ratifies Marrakesh Treaty for visually impaired". The Hindu. 3 July 2014.
  8. ^ "Marrakesh in the EU: facing the excuses and delay tactics after Council statement". IP Policy Committee blog. TransAtlantic Consumer Dialogue. 7 April 2015.
  9. ^ "Proposal for a Council Decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons who are Blind, Visually Impaired, or Otherwise Print Disabled — Guidance for further work" (PDF). Council of the European Union.
  10. ^ David Hammerstein. "Marrakesh Treaty: Day 1". Retrieved 2017-01-18.
  11. ^ David Hammerstein. "World Blind Union call on EU and US to ratify Marrakesh Treaty". Retrieved 2017-01-18.
  12. ^ David Hammerstein. "Germany moves against "right to read" Marrakesh Treaty for visually-impaired persons". Retrieved 2017-01-18.
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