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Teresa Hackett (EIFL) and colleagues holding copies of the Kenyan edition of ‘Getting Started. Implementing the Marrakesh Treaty for persons with print disabilities’ during the launch ceremony.
31 Jul 2023
Posted by Teresa Hackett, Copyright and Libraries Programme Manager
Teresa Hackett, EIFL Copyright and Libraries Programme Manager, shares video highlights from a one-day workshop on Promoting Access to Knowledge (A2K) and the Right to Research (R2R) in Kenya, with representatives from the education, research, library and disability communities, as well as (...)
NGO delegates clapping and smiling as Marrakesh Treaty is adopted.
27 Jun 2023
Posted by Teresa Hackett, Copyright and Libraries Programme Manager
On 27 June 2013, member states of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) adopted the Marrakesh Treaty for persons with print disabilities. Teresa Hackett, EIFL Copyright and Libraries Programme Manager, looks back at this great achievement, examines the treaty’s take-up over the last (...)
25 Apr 2023
Posted by Teresa Hackett, Copyright and Libraries Programme Manager
Teresa Hackett, EIFL Copyright and Libraries Programme Manager, looks back at a major conference on the Right to Research that took place in South Africa in January 2023, and the practical and policy insights that were gained during the event. A major conference co-organized by EIFL, with national (...)
EIFL delegation at SCCR/43, left to right: Expert Advisor, Prof Anthony Kakooza, Teresa Hackett, Prof Dick Kawooya
17 Apr 2023
Posted by Teresa Hackett, Copyright and Libraries Programme Manager
Teresa Hackett, EIFL Copyright and Libraries Programme Manager, looks back at a great week at WIPO (the World Intellectual Property Organization). The 43rd session of WIPO's Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR), that sets international copyright law and policy, took place in (...)
19 Oct 2022
Posted by Teresa Hackett, Copyright and Libraries Programme Manager
Teresa Hackett, EIFL Copyright and Libraries Programme Manager, highlights an information sheet developed by EIFL for EU libraries supporting Ukrainian refugees with print disabilities. We developed the resource in response to requests from libraries seeking information on getting accessible books (...)
The five members of the EIFL team at WIPO SCCR/42.
23 May 2022
Posted by Teresa Hackett, Copyright and Libraries Programme Manager
Teresa Hackett, EIFL Copyright and Libraries Programme Manager, reports from the first full meeting of WIPO’s copyright committee in two years. The 42nd session of WIPO's Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR), the global forum that sets international copyright law and policy, (...)
Teresa Hackett next to a bookshelf in the WIPO library.
20 Apr 2022
Posted by Teresa Hackett, Copyright and Libraries Programme Manager
Teresa Hackett, EIFL Copyright and Libraries Programme Manager, looks forward to the first full meeting of WIPO’s copyright committee in two years, and calls for action to support libraries before, during and after the meeting.  The 42nd session of WIPO's Standing Committee on Copyright and Related (...)