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Scholarly Horizons eBulletin – June 2025
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SA CONCOURT OPENS DOOR TO ACCESS TO INFORMATION FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES IN COPYRIGHT CASE
In its landmark ruling on 7 May 2025, the Constitutional Court has opened the doors to access to information and accessible formats for people with disabilities. It has also paved the way for South Africa to ratify the 2013 Marrakesh Treaty. For decades, Blind SA has been lobbying against the ‘book famine’ and lack of […]
Fair Use, Free Use and Personal Use – Are they the same in SA Copyright Law?
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Scholarly Horizons eBulletin – April/May 2025
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Scholarly Horizons eBulletin – March 2025
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Scholarly Horizons eBulletin – February 2025
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Scholarly Horizons eBulletin – January 2025
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eBulletin December 2024
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eBulletin November 2024
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Hybridity Provides Flexibility in Copyright Law
After a seven-year process through Parliament, the South African Copyright Amendment Bill [B13F-2017] was passed by both Houses of Parliament on 29 February 2024. In mid-October 2024, the President sent the Bill to the Constitutional Court to rule on its constitutionality. The Bill has been contentious since it was first published for public comment in […]
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