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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 […]
Blind SA’s Quest for Equity and Access Leads Copyright Bill to ConCourt
President refers Copyright Amendment Bill to the Constitutional Court After a seven-year Parliamentary process, a thorough review following Blind SA’s action against the President in May 2020, and retagging that resulted in a process through the Provincial Legislatures, the Copyright Amendment Bill [B13F-2017] (‘Bill’) was passed by Parliament on 29 February 2024, with majority support […]
eBulletin October 2024
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eBulletin September 2024
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eBulletin August 2024
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It’s Time for the President to Sign the Copyright Amendment Bill
Copyright Amendment Bill was approved over 5 months ago One of the most progressive and pro-transformation bills on the President’s desk is the Copyright Amendment Bill. This was passed by both Houses of Assembly on 29 February 2024. It resolutely speaks to the President’s Address on 18 July 2024, and the GNU Statement of Intent, […]
eBulletin July 2024
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