China News Agency, Beijing, May 5 (Reporter Ying Ni) The reporter learned from the National Copyright Administration of China on the 5th that the "Marrakesh Treaty on Facilitating Access to Published Works by the Blind, Visually Impaired or Other Print Disabled" It entered into force for China on the 5th, and China became the 85th contracting party to the treaty.
The Marrakesh Treaty was adopted in Marrakesh, Morocco on June 27, 2013, and is administered by the World Intellectual Property Organization, a specialized agency of the United Nations.
The treaty requires parties to stipulate copyright limitations and exceptions to ensure the equal rights of persons with print disabilities to enjoy works and receive education. It is the only human rights treaty in the field of copyright in the world so far.
In the field of copyright, China has always attached great importance to protecting the rights of people with visual disabilities and other reading disabilities to enjoy works and receive education on an equal footing.
The Copyright Law, which came into effect on June 1, 1991, stipulates that if a published work is changed into Braille and published, it can be published without the permission of the copyright owner and without payment to the copyright owner.
On June 28, 2013, China signed the Marrakesh Treaty, becoming one of the first signatories.
On November 11, 2020, the Copyright Law completed the third revision, which came into effect on June 1, 2021, in which the fair use situation was expanded from the original "publishing published works to Braille" to "for dyslexia". published works are made available to readers in an accessible manner that they can perceive”, embodying the core content of the Marrakesh Treaty.
On October 23, 2021, the Thirty-first Session of the Standing Committee of the Thirteenth National People's Congress decided to ratify the Marrakesh Treaty.
On February 5, 2022, China deposited the instrument of ratification of the Marrakesh Treaty with the World Intellectual Property Organization.
The relevant person in charge of the National Copyright Administration pointed out that after the "Marrakesh Treaty" came into force in China, it will greatly enrich the spiritual and cultural life of Chinese people with dyslexia, improve their educational level, deepen the connection between overseas Chinese people with dyslexia and the country, and promote the The overseas dissemination of Chinese excellent works will further enhance China's voice and influence in the international copyright field, and demonstrate China's international image of vigorously developing the cause of disabled persons and fully respecting human rights.
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