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The Holy See delivered this statement on 18 June 2013 at the Marrakesh Diplomatic Conference on a WIPO Treaty for the Blind. Statement by His Excellency Archbishop Silvano M. Tomasi Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the UN and Other International Organizations in Geneva at World Intellectual Property Organization Diplomatic Conference to Conclude a Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works by Visually Impaired Persons and Persons with Print Disabilities Marrakech (Morocco) "...Mr. President, The primary goals of the copyright system is the dissemination of creative works to enhance the common good. Copyright has never been an end in itself. Increasingly, technological developments have strained the capacity of copyright law to limit the ways in which the public accesses creative works. As stated by Jean Paul II, in his Encyclical Letter Laborem Exercens, "It would be radically unworthy of man, and a denial of our common humanity, to admit to the life of the community, and thus admit to work, only those who are fully functional. To do so would be to practise a serious form of discrimination, that of the strong and healthy against the weak and sick" [2] . Since all persons are called to contribute to society, it is fundamental to create an international instrument that could give even to impaired people a variety of opportunities to discover their potential, understand their environment, discover their rights and put to the best use their talents and resources both for personal fulfilment and for their contribution to society. This common good must be served in its fullness, not according to a reductionist vision subordinated only to the advantage of some people; rather, it is to be based on a logic that leads to the acceptance of a comprehensive responsibility. "The common good corresponds to the highest of human inclinations [3], but it is a good that is very difficult to attain because it requires the constant ability and effort to see

La difesa incondizionale da parte del Vaticano di un trattato OMPI per i ciechi e altre persone che non possono adoperare testi stampati è particolarmente interessante: in incontri precedenti su questo trattato - sotto il Papa precedente - il Vaticano si era allineato sui paesi ricchi del cosiddetto "Gruppo B" dell'OMPI nel chiedere di seppellire questo trattato.

Opening Remarks WIPO DIP Com 18 June 2013 By: Maryanne Diamond on behalf of the WBU [World Blind Union] "...I urge you to play your part in making a difference in the lives of these millions of people, by agreeing a treaty that is simple, usable and meaningful. We cannot accept a treaty which has no substance, nor, can we accept a treaty full of bureaucratic and cumbersome requirements. We cannot accept a trophy treaty that will not work in practice. When considering your proposals, changes or amendments to the text, please stop and think about what that change will make on the ground to the people this treaty is about. You have received copies of our positions on the key issues in the current text of concern to us. * Commercial availability in articles D and E will ensure the treaty fails * The treaty must allow for distribution to individuals * The treaty must not allow TPMs to be a block to access to a book by blind people Please ask us if you're not sure what the impact of text you are considering will be on the ground. We are here for the entire conference. ..."

"Tra i rivoli che scorrono da #ltis13: er chi di voi utilizza Amara per sottotitolare, traduco qui il post Let's beta-test the imminent new subtitle editor before it is released che ho messo sul forum d'aiuto di Amara: Testiamo l'incombente nuovo "editor" di Amara prima che venga implementato Salve, compagni utenti di Amara In un messaggio del 6 giugno 2013 alla lista di discussione "Amara - Deaf & Hard of Hearing", Dean Jansen aveva scritto: "Stiamo tuttora lavorando al nuovo modello di "editor"/dati (e abbiamo fatti progressi nella modalità timeline), che potete esaminare qui (aprite un account, modificate o create sottotitoli, poinel menù laterale dell'"editor" tradizionale, cliccate sul link per far partire l'"editor" di sottotitoli in beta. *Nota: dovete aver salvato i sottotitoli ed averli interamente sincronizzati per passare a questa demo*) Prevediamo di implementarlo la settimana prossima o giù di lì" E avevo risposto suggerendo che lo staff di Amara organizzasse prima un test beta. Nessua risposta finora. Però poiché il nuovo "editor" non è ancora stato rilasciato, utilizziamo il link e le indicazioni dati da Dean Jansen per fare il nostro proprio beta-test. Suggerisco che le domande sul funzionamento dell'editor ventano aggiunte in commenti a questa discussione [cioè qui]. Invece per segnalare possibili bug e problemi ho fatto un modulo Google Drive, le cui risposte finiscono in un foglio di calcolo che può essere visualizzato, scaricato e commentato da chiunque abbia il link (non è necessario il login). In questo modo anche gli sviluppatori di Amara lo potranno scaricare, ad es. come file .csv, e riutilizzarne i dati in qualsiasi programma di beta-testing stiano adoperando attualmente da soli."