Blazing a trail to Marrakesh: Latin America leads the way

By Marrakesh Notification No. 8: Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired or Otherwise Print Disabled (here), the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) lets everyone know that the Argentine Republic has become the latest country to commit itself to the Marrakesh Treaty, which it has now ratified.

This still doesn't being the Treaty into force. However, of the eight countries that have so far either ratified or acceded to the Treaty, exactly half of them are from the Latin American zone, with Argentina joining neighbours Paraguay and Uruguay as well as El Salvador.

To check the current status of countries with regard to the Marrakesh Treaty, click here.