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eBulletin December 2023
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eBulletin for November 2023
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eBulletin for October 2023
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Who is the Real ‘Enemy’ of Artists in the Copyright Chess Game?
Let’s be frank. The Copyright Amendment Bill in its various versions since 2015 has been attacked from all sides, for so many shameless reasons, too many to count. Supporters of the Bill have been called ridiculous names in the media, such as ‘Big Tech agents’ and ‘Dark Forces’. ‘Fair use’ has been called an ‘alien […]
Who’s ‘Pulling the Wool Over Whose Eyes’?
Strategy of disinformation The carefully planned and persistent strategy of intermediaries and multinationals to criticise and spread disinformation about the Copyright Amendment Bill has been blatant since the Draft Bill was first published by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) for public comment in 2015. As far back as the multi-stakeholder conference organised by […]
eBulletin for September 2023
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Why Should a Human Rights-Related Copyright Bill Sink AGOA?
I was somewhat surprised at the article entitled ‘SA’s new copyright bills could sink Agoa – Contentious laws could ‘substantially lower’ protections’, published in The Sunday Times newspaper on 30 July 2023. Despite opposition from mainly rightsholders, collecting societies, a few political parties, and multinationals, the Copyright Amendment Bill has been strongly supported by international, […]
eBulletin for August 2023
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eBulletin for July 2023
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eBulletin June 2023
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