Marrakesh Treaty Options for Implementation

The treaty will help overcome the barriers which affect the availabilty of accessibility of accessible books and other material for people who are print-disabled worldwide.

An estimated 285 million people with vision impairments around the world will benefit from this treaty as it is designed to break down legal barriers that once limited the flow of accessible format literature across borders.

The treaty will allow exceptions to copyright law to enable organisations to produce and distribute books and other materials in formats that are accessible to people with visual impairment. The exceptions will onl;y be used when books in accible format are commercially unavailable.

The treaty was signed by the Australian Government on 23 June 2014, and announced it will now bring it forward for ratification.

The Attorney-General's Department invited comments on the 'Marrakesh Treaty implementation options paper' by public consultation.

The discussion paper guides submissions, not reflect an established policy position.

Audio Guides

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1. Marrakesh Treaty Implementation Options Paper 2014
2. Summary
3. Introduction
4. Have your say
5. Marrakesh Treaty terms
6. Existing provisions in the Copyright Act
7. Identified issues in existing legislation
8. Marrakesh Treaty implementation options
9. Technological protection measures
10. Guiding questions for submissions
11. Attachment A Table of provisions and definitions
12. Publishing and Copyright details