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Copyright Act

President Ramaphosa’s copyright amendment bill faces scrutiny as Blind SA seeks urgent relief

South Africa

President Ramaphosa’s copyright amendment bill faces scrutiny as Blind SA seeks urgent relief

By Tania Broughton

SECTION27 launches urgent application against President for failing to sign Copyright Amendment Bill

Op-eds

SECTION27 launches urgent application against President for failing to sign Copyright Amendment Bill

By Linda Daniels

Progress made, but obstacles still need to be removed to ensure access to books for visually impaired

South Africa

Progress made, but obstacles still need to be removed to ensure access to books for visually impaired

By Lerato Mutsila

A patent injustice — why SA’s cancer activists are stuck in an endless loop

South Africa

A patent injustice — why SA’s cancer activists are stuck in an endless loop

By Jesse Copelyn

Copyright Bill — ‘Fair use’ is an alien system with no roots in our law and does not belong in it

Maverick News

Copyright Bill — ‘Fair use’ is an alien system with no roots in our law and does not belong in it

By Owen Dean

Confused about the complexities of the Copyright Amendment Bill? So, it seems, are many parliamentarians

Maverick News

Confused about the complexities of the Copyright Amendment Bill? So, it seems, are many parliamentarians

By Pam Saxby

Copyright Act victory in ConCourt for blind and visually impaired

South Africa

Copyright Act victory in ConCourt for blind and visually impaired

By Zukiswa Pikoli

Opening salvo in Blind SA case — ‘Copyright Act a hurdle to freeing the potential of each person’

South Africa

Opening salvo in Blind SA case — ‘Copyright Act a hurdle to freeing the potential of each person’

By Jonathan Berger

ConCourt to rule on copyright case affecting blind South Africans

South Africa

ConCourt to rule on copyright case affecting blind South Africans

By Linda Daniels

D-Day in ConCourt bid to have Copyright Act declared unconstitutional

South Africa

D-Day in ConCourt bid to have Copyright Act declared unconstitutional

By Linda Daniels

Constitutional Court to hear key case on rights of the visually impaired to access copyrighted works

South Africa

Constitutional Court to hear key case on rights of the visually impaired to access copyrighted works

By William Bird and Tina Power

Catastrophic decline in the South African music industry sounds death knell for local artists

South Africa

Catastrophic decline in the South African music industry sounds death knell for local artists

By Niki Moore