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South Africa Takes Steps to Adjust Copyright Law to the Digital Age
The Conversation
Document Type
News Article
Publication Date
8-6-2017
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Abstract
South Africa’s Parliament is debating the 2017 Copyright Amendment Bill which is aimed at aligning the country’s laws with the digital age.
I, as well as other experts and civil society organisations, have submitted comments praising many of the bill’s provisions. But we advocate for an important change – for the new law to adopt an “open” fair use right, instead of the “closed” version in the current act.
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https://theconversation.com/south-africa-takes-steps-to-adjust-copyright-law-to-the-digital-age-81490
Citation Information
Sean Flynn. "South Africa Takes Steps to Adjust Copyright Law to the Digital Age" The Conversation (2017) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/sean_flynn/59/