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24 June 2013Copyright

Stevie Wonder urges WIPO to sign copyright treaty

Blind musician Stevie Wonder has pleaded for the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) to sign a treaty to improve access to books for millions of blind, visually-impaired and print-disabled people.

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