Support for Canadians with Print Disabilities Act

An Act to amend the Copyright Act (access to copyrighted works or other subject-matter for persons with perceptual disabilities)

This bill is from the 41st Parliament, 2nd Session, which ended in August 2015.

Sponsor

James Moore  Conservative

Status

Second reading (House), as of June 8, 2015
(This bill did not become law.)

Summary

This is from the published bill.

This enactment amends the provisions of the Copyright Act on access for persons with perceptual disabilities to copyrighted materials and, in doing so, implements the Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired, or Otherwise Print Disabled. The amendments facilitate access for such persons to copyrighted materials while ensuring that the interests of copyright owners are safeguarded.

Elsewhere

All sorts of information on this bill is available at LEGISinfo, an excellent resource from the Library of Parliament. You can also read the full text of the bill.