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[Page] 10 [My Comments] Why not have international treaties that would provide for compulsory donations of cars to those with arthritis? While we’re at it, why not have international treaties that would compel luxury restaurants to feed the hungry? If publishers do not want to make their works available to the blind, what right do we have to force them? [Quote from Patry’s book] 
An international treaty is necessary to make sure all books can be accessible by the blind. Accessibility can be accomplished through a combination of compulsory licenses and exceptions. Voluntary agreements among publishers, libraries, and blind groups are certainly necessary to the ultimate success, but a global, binding instrument is required to solve cross-border issues and to ensure minimum standards are met.
How Not To Fix Copyright - My Response to William Patry - Socialist copyright law - Soviet Union | Mincov Law Blog
Quote from Patry’s book