[governance] Re: [A2k] For information -EU publishes its Communication on Copyright

[Jeffrey A. Williams]

Chris and all,

  Indeed this is sad to read/hear of.  Such seem to express
a decided disregard and discrimination for the blind and/or
sight impaird by the EU's EC.  Somehow though I am not all
that surprised as such.  

-----Original Message-----
>From: Chris Friend <king.henry at btinternet.com>
>Sent: Oct 22, 2009 7:52 AM
>To: 'a2k discuss list' <a2k at lists.essential.org>
>Subject: [A2k] For information -EU publishes its Communication on Copyright
>
>
>Dear colleagues,
>
>The EU Commission yesterday published its "Communication on Copyright in the
>Knowledge Economy". This amounts to the Commission's response to the
>consultation in its Green Paper on Copyright, to which European Blind Union
>responded.
>
>It's at the link below.
>
>http://ec.europa.eu/internal_market/copyright/copyright-infso/copyright-
>infso_en.htm
>
>EBU, as WBU's Regional Member,  called, in its response,  for the
>harmonisation of EU copyright exceptions for print disabled people. This
>call has not been met by the Communication.
>
>In short the Commission wants to organise a "round table" dialogue between
>disabled people's organisations and publishers.This looks a bit like
>replicating the WIPO stakeholder platform some of us are already engaged in
>with publishers' and other rights holders' organisations.
>
>
>All the best,
>
>
>Chris.
>
>
>Christopher Friend
>
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