The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organizations (UNESCO) celebrated World Book and Copyright Day on April 23. According to the website (http://bit.ly/UNESCO_Copyright), "By celebrating this Day throughout the world, UNESCO seeks to promote reading, publishing and the protection of intellectual property through copyright."
The selection of April 23 was not accidental, as that date has a strong tie to literature. Many luminaries of classic literature either were born or died on this day: Cervantes, Shakespeare, Nabokov, among many others. One of the main goals is to encourage a "renewed respect for the irreplaceable contributions of those who have furthered the social and cultural progress of humanity."
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