Hollywood influence threatens to block a proposed treaty for a copyright exception for books for blind people.

I have mixed feelings about this treaty. Blind people deserve to escape from digital handcuffs, and so do the rest of us. A treaty that removes some of the harmful effect on blind people is a step towards that goal, but it might also serve as an excuse to resist the further change needed to free the rest of us.

I think, therefore, that we should direct our efforts towards the cause of abolishing DRM, not this treaty.