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The visually impaired community is celebrating a victory over the copyright industry, after the EU agreed to introduce exceptions for blind and visually impaired people.
‘We’re delighted the EU has come as far as it has on the issue,’ says Penny Hartin, CEO of the World Blind Union. ‘This is a big deal for the blind in the EU and across the world.’
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