require authorized entities to apply TPMs to accessible format copies; the Agreed Statement to Article 7 merely permits such entities to do so. Inasmuch as the effective implementation and operation of the Treaty is ultimately the legal responsibility of governments, states must prevent private parties, including authorized entities, from using TPMs to frustrate the realization of these goals. In sum, the essential purpose of Article 7 is to ensure that TPMs do not impede enjoyment of the rights guaranteed by the Treaty. Avoiding this result is important for beneficiaries in and least-developed countries, who are likely to be unduly burdened by TPMs. Given that cross-border exchanges of format copies will significantly enhance the social welfare and human rights of print-disabled individuals in some of the world’s poorest regions, should adopt measures to facilitate the conditions needed for these to effectively enjoy the rights by the MT. Such measures may for example, providing exemptions from criminal liability and affirmatively encouraging the development of technologies available to
require authorized entities to apply TPMs to accessible format copies; the Agreed Statement to Article 7 merely permits such entities to do so. Inasmuch as the effective implementation and operation of the Treaty is ultimately the legal responsibility of governments, states must prevent private parties, including authorized entities, from using TPMs to frustrate the realization of these goals. In sum, the essential purpose of Article 7 is to ensure that TPMs do not impede enjoyment of the rights guaranteed by the Treaty. Avoiding this result is important for beneficiaries in and least-developed countries, who are likely to be unduly burdened by TPMs. Given that cross-border exchanges of format copies will significantly enhance the social welfare and human rights of print-disabled individuals in some of the world’s poorest regions, should adopt measures to facilitate the conditions needed for these to effectively enjoy the rights by the MT. Such measures may for example, providing exemptions from criminal liability and affirmatively encouraging the development of technologies available to