[Libs-Or] Protect the Right to Read: Sign White House Petition on WIPO Treaty

[Diedre Conkling]

Protect the Right to Read: Sign White House Petition on WIPO
Treaty<http://www.districtdispatch.org/2013/05/protect-the-right-to-read-sign-white-house-petition-on-wipo-treaty/>
Posted on May 23, 2013 by TWegner

The American Library Association supports the Treaty for the Blind, a
treaty that would allow international book lending to print-disabled
people--including those who are blind, have low vision, are dyslexic, have a
learning disability or other disability that prevents them from accessing
print--by promoting an exception to copyright law.

The exception would ask WIPO member nations to establish a national
exception that authorizes the making of accessible copies. This copyright
exception would be similar to the Chafee Amendment (17 USC §121) in U.S.
copyright law. In addition, the exception would allow countries to share
accessible copies (Braille, large print, digital formats like accessible
e-books) across borders.

Negotiations are reaching a fever pitch with many powerful corporations,
including General Electric, Exxon, and the motion picture and publishing
industries opposing the treaty. We need your help now. Sign this
petition<https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/side-blind-over-obstructionist-companies-secure-treaty-blind-makes-books-accessible-globally/ZJtgcVph>to
let the Obama Administration and the WIPO U.S. delegation know that
you
support the right to read for all.
Sign the Petition
<https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/side-blind-over-obstructionist-companies-secure-treaty-blind-makes-books-accessible-globally/ZJtgcVph>

*Here's what you need to know in order to sign the petition:*

   1. *You must have
whitehouse.gov<https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/side-blind-over-obstructionist-companies-secure-treaty-blind-makes-books-accessible-globally/ZJtgcVph>account
to sign the petition, but it is very easy to obtain one.
   *
   2. *Simply click the 'Create an Account" button. You will be asked your
   name and email.*
   3. *Upon entering that information, you will receive an email from
   whitehouse.gov with a link back to the petition.*

*Once you click that link, your account will be verified and you can sign
the petition*
**

http://www.districtdispatch.org/2013/05/protect-the-right-to-read-sign-white-house-petition-on-wipo-treaty/







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*Diedre Conkling**
Lincoln County Library District
P.O. Box 2027
Newport, OR 97365
Phone & Fax: 541-265-3066
Work email**: **diedre at lincolncolibrarydist.org*<diedre at lincolncolibrarydist.org>
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