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eBulletin May 2022
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New Proposed Amendments to Copyright Amendment Bill – Constitutionality in Question
In mid-2015 a draft Copyright Amendment Bill was published by the Department of Trade and Industry for public comment. It underwent several changes in the Portfolio Committee on Trade and Industry because of public submissions, public hearings, and inputs from two small legal working groups appointed by the Committee. Four years later, the 2017 version […]
eBulletin April 2022
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eBulletin March 2022
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eBulletin February 2022
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eBulletin December 2021
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eBulletin October 2021
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Public Lending Right (PLR)
African Library and Information Associations and Institutions (AfLIA) Position on Public Lending Right EIFL Public Lending Right EIFL Public Lending Right – WIPO SCCR 40 Explanation of Rent Seeking with example: public lending rights in South Africa (A. Rens) IFLA Background document on Public Lending Right IFLA Position on Public Lending Rights (2016) Libraries Perspective […]
eBulletin September 2021
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eBulletin June 2021
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