The DAISY Planet: DAISY Consortium Newsletter, December 2009
The WIPO SCCR 19 meeting held in Geneva, December 14 to 18, just ended with the surprise announcement that the USA has changed its position from being completely opposed to the proposed WIPO Treaty for Improved Access for Blind, Visually Impaired and other Reading Disabled Persons to being completely in favor of it. This is a huge step forward toward copyright exemption for the specialized editions of works that reading impaired and visually impaired persons need to gain access to published books and other materials. The proposed treaty would greatly reduce or eliminate cross-border movement of such versions.
On another note, George Kerscher, long-time advocate for accessible editions and assistive technology, has been elected President of the International Digital Publishing Forum. The IDPF is the organization of publisher and other interested professionals who work with ebooks. Kerscher was one of the founders of the IDPF and is also Chair of the EPUB standards maintenance Working Group and Secretary General of the DAISY Consortium.
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
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