Copyright Exceptions Across Borders: Implementing the Marrakesh Treaty

42(6) European Intellectual Property Review 332-340 (2020)

19 Pages Posted: 30 Mar 2021

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Laurence R. Helfer

Duke University School of Law; University of Copenhagen - iCourts - Centre of Excellence for International Courts

Molly K. Land

University of Connecticut School of Law

Ruth Okediji

Harvard Law School

Date Written: March 1, 2020

Abstract

This article reviews state ratification and implementation of the Marrakesh Treaty since its conclusion in 2013. We find that most states have adhered closely to the Treaty’s text, thus creating a de facto global template of exceptions and limitations that has increasingly enabled individuals with print disabilities, libraries and schools to create accessible format copies and share them across borders. The article argues that the Marrakesh Treaty’s core innovation—mandatory exceptions to copyright to promote public welfare—together with consultations with a diverse range of stakeholders, may offer a model for harmonizing human rights and IP in other contexts.

Keywords: Marrakesh Treaty, Copyright, Human rights, Blind, Visually impaired persons, Disability, Exceptions, Limitations, Harmonization, Implementation, Publishers

Suggested Citation

Helfer, Laurence R. and Land, Molly K. and Okediji, Ruth, Copyright Exceptions Across Borders: Implementing the Marrakesh Treaty (March 1, 2020). 42(6) European Intellectual Property Review 332-340 (2020), Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3807368

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Ruth Okediji

Harvard Law School ( email )

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