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Human Rights Perspectives on Access of the Blind, Visually Impaired and Other Reading Disabled Persons to Copyrighted Materials

Ayoubi, Lida LU (2011) JAMM05 20111
Department of Law
Abstract
The present thesis deals with the unsatisfactory access of the blind and visually impaired persons to accessible copyrighted materials as part of the clash of human rights and intellectual property rights. Therefore, numerous human rights of these groups of people affected by the lack of access to copyrighted works are studied. Finally, the World intellectual Property Organisation Draft Treaty for Improved Access for the Blind, Visually Impaired and Other Reading Disabled Persons to Copyrighted Materials and its contribution to the idea of a human rights framework for intellectual property is investigated. The thesis finds the Draft Treaty a useful tool in realization of a better access for the visually impaired community, as well as in... (More)
The present thesis deals with the unsatisfactory access of the blind and visually impaired persons to accessible copyrighted materials as part of the clash of human rights and intellectual property rights. Therefore, numerous human rights of these groups of people affected by the lack of access to copyrighted works are studied. Finally, the World intellectual Property Organisation Draft Treaty for Improved Access for the Blind, Visually Impaired and Other Reading Disabled Persons to Copyrighted Materials and its contribution to the idea of a human rights framework for intellectual property is investigated. The thesis finds the Draft Treaty a useful tool in realization of a better access for the visually impaired community, as well as in creation of a human rights framework for intellectual property rights as a hybrid solution to the aforementioned clash of these two areas of law. (Less)
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author
Ayoubi, Lida LU
supervisor
organization
course
JAMM05 20111
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
WIPO Draft Treaty, Right to Read, Copyright
language
English
id
2063363
date added to LUP
2011-08-17 13:54:24
date last changed
2011-08-17 13:54:24
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  abstract     = {{The present thesis deals with the unsatisfactory access of the blind and visually impaired persons to accessible copyrighted materials as part of the clash of human rights and intellectual property rights. Therefore, numerous human rights of these groups of people affected by the lack of access to copyrighted works are studied. Finally, the World intellectual Property Organisation Draft Treaty for Improved Access for the Blind, Visually Impaired and Other Reading Disabled Persons to Copyrighted Materials and its contribution to the idea of a human rights framework for intellectual property is investigated. The thesis finds the Draft Treaty a useful tool in realization of a better access for the visually impaired community, as well as in creation of a human rights framework for intellectual property rights as a hybrid solution to the aforementioned clash of these two areas of law.}},
  author       = {{Ayoubi, Lida}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Human Rights Perspectives on Access of the Blind, Visually Impaired and Other Reading Disabled Persons to Copyrighted Materials}},
  year         = {{2011}},
}