Features Archive
- Closer collaboration in Favor of Visually Impaired - A meeting hosted by WIPO on December 7, 2009 with a number of United Nations specialized agencies in Geneva concluded with agreement on the need for closer inter-agency collaboration in favor of VIPs. WIPO Press Release 2009/622 (December 8, 2009)
- Authors, Composers, Artists: Music "Inspired by Life" - WIPO had the pleasure of hosting on July 13 a performance by Nigerian musician, songwriter and producer Cobhams Emmanuel Asuquo. Born blind in Lagos in 1981, Mr. Asuquo overcame both the challenges of being visually impaired and being from a developing country, to gain international recognition as a songwriter and music producer. WIPO Magazine 5/2009
- IP Challenges in Meeting the Needs of VIPs - WIPO organized an event on "Meeting the Needs of Visually Impaired Persons: What Challenges for IP?" on July 13 to draw attention to the urgency of providing VIPs – including blind and reading impaired persons – with timely access to copyright-protected content. WIPO Magazine 5/2009
- Louis Braille - 2009 marks the bicentenary of Louis Braille's birth - the man who changed the lives of millions of blind and visually-impaired people by creating a raised-dot system that allowed them to read and write, opening up the world for them to see. WIPO Magazine 4/2009
- SCCR to Expedite Work in Favor of Reading Impaired. WIPO Press Update 2009/310 (June 2, 2009)
- Member States Review Key Copyright Issues. WIPO Press Release 2008/575 (November 10, 2008)
