N/A 2.1.3 What impacts would removing the ‘commercial availability’ provision have on your organisation, business or industry? What evidence is there for the impact? Please explain the impact and provide evidence on the costs and benefits to support this. N/A Obligations on authorised entities 2.2.1 Do you or disagree with our approach? If so, please explain and provide evidence on the impact this would have on you as an organisation or as a beneficiary person. The MT empowers a variety of actors to create and share accessible format copies. These actors include not only persons” themselves but also a caretaker “beneficiary “primary or caregiver” of such a person, as well as anyone on “acting … behalf” of a beneficiary person. This expansive list reflects the reality that many print-disabled individuals require assistance to engage in daily life activities, including accessing and reading books and consuming cultural materials. As you state in recognition of these challenges, the MT also designates entities” to assist print-disabled “authorised persons. Authorised entities are thus crucial to achieving the MT’s overarching objective of overcoming the considerable barriers that print-disabled individuals currently face in making and sharing accessible format copies. Vision UK agrees with the UK Government approach to Section 31F CDPA.
N/A 2.1.3 What impacts would removing the ‘commercial availability’ provision have on your organisation, business or industry? What evidence is there for the impact? Please explain the impact and provide evidence on the costs and benefits to support this. N/A Obligations on authorised entities 2.2.1 Do you or disagree with our approach? If so, please explain and provide evidence on the impact this would have on you as an organisation or as a beneficiary person. The MT empowers a variety of actors to create and share accessible format copies. These actors include not only “beneficiary persons” themselves but also a “primary caretaker or caregiver” of such a person, as well as anyone “acting on … behalf” of a beneficiary person. This expansive list reflects the reality that many print-disabled individuals require assistance to engage in daily life activities, including accessing and reading books and consuming cultural materials. As you state in recognition of these challenges, the MT also designates “authorised entities” to assist print-disabled persons. Authorised entities are thus crucial to achieving the MT’s overarching objective of overcoming the considerable barriers that print-disabled individuals currently face in making and sharing accessible format copies. Vision UK agrees with the UK Government approach to Section 31F CDPA.
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