The Calibre Audio charity for readers who have print disabilities is hoping to add 48 new audiobooks to its library this holiday season.
Frankfurter Buchmesse Announces WIPO Partnership on Intellectual Property
Frankfurt’s new program with WIPO is intended to position book publishing amid accelerating content developments in the creative industries.
Fondazione LIA Rolls Out Accessible Publishing Program for Italy
With the cooperation of some 80 percent of Italy’s publishing companies, the new Fondazione LIA program is establishing accessibility standards for books.
Frankfurt Interview: WIPO’s Francis Gurry Opens an AI Initiative
After keynoting at Frankfurter Buchmesse’s opening press conference, WIPO chief Francis Gurry looks at the need for ‘a layer of data rights.
Frankfurt’s 2019 Opening News Conference Features WIPO Chief Francis Gurry
In his keynote address at Frankfurter Buchmesse, WIPO director general Francis Gurry will contextualize IP issues for the world book publishing industry.
WIPO Announces US Membership in the Marrakesh Treaty
More than half-a-million accessible texts from the United States have immediately become available to visually impaired people in the 78 nations adherent to the Marrakesh Treaty.
Industry Notes: Marrakesh Treaty; Bologna Carle Award; Kids’ Black Detectives in the UK
The United States is ready for implementation of the Marrakesh Treaty, pending a presidential signature. Meanwhile, Bologna gets an award and Knights Of gets a new book series
Industry Notes: Hypothes.is Scores $2 Million Mellon Grant; Marrakesh Treaty Passes in Senate
For an impressive sixth time, the annotation technologies company Hypothes.is has received a grant from the Mellon Foundation. And the US Senate has approved the Marrakesh Treaty, Its next stop: the House of Representatives.
Association of American Publishers’ Allan Adler Testifies on the Hill About the Marrakesh Treaty
Telling US Senators on the Foreign Relations Committee that the alternative is discrimination against readers with disabilities, Allan Adler conveys to the the Hill the Association of American Publishers’ readiness to support ratification and implementation of The Marrakesh Treaty.
American Publishers, Libraries Cheer Marrakesh Treaty’s US Congressional Introduction
Still requiring passage and the president’s signature to pass into US law, the Marrakesh Treaty Implementation Act now has been introduced with a level of bipartisan support rare in this age of political rancor.
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