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Call for Submissions on Bills
This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA Notice today from PMG, Parliamentary Monitoring Group Dear Subscriber, The Select Committee on Trade and Industry, Economic Development, Small Business Development, Tourism, Employment and Labour invites interested people and stakeholders to submit written comments on two Bills: Performers Protection Amendment Bill [B 24D – 2016] and Copyright Amendment […]
eBulletin November 2022
This is a free online information service, covering topics such as scholarly publishing, avoiding questionable publishing practices, open access, open educational resources, access to knowledge, copyright and related matters, library matters, including institutional repositories and digitisation projects, access issues related to people with disabilities, and other topics. Should you not wish to receive these emails […]
eBulletin October 2022
This is a free online information service, covering topics such as scholarly publishing, avoiding questionable publishing practices, open access, open educational resources, access to knowledge, copyright and related matters, library matters, including institutional repositories and digitisation projects, access issues related to people with disabilities, and other topics. Should you not wish to receive these emails […]
eBulletin August-September 2022
This is a free online information service, covering topics such as scholarly publishing, avoiding questionable publishing practices, open access, open educational resources, access to knowledge, copyright and related matters, library matters, including institutional repositories and digitisation projects, access issues related to people with disabilities, and other topics. Should you not wish to receive these emails […]
National Assembly Passes Copyright Amendment Bill (September 2022)
On 1 September 2022, the progressive Copyright Amendment Bill (B13D-2017) was finally passed by the National Assembly. 163 voted for and 45 voted against the Bill, with no abstentions. 4 political parties (Democratic Alliance (DA), Freedom Front Plus (FF Plus), African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) and Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) rejected the Bill in toto. […]
eBulletin July 2022
This is a free online information service, covering topics such as scholarly publishing, avoiding questionable publishing practices, open access, open educational resources, access to knowledge, copyright and related matters, library matters, including institutional repositories and digitisation projects, access issues related to people with disabilities, and other topics. Should you not wish to receive these emails […]
eBulletin June 2022
This month I explore: Intellectual Property, TRIPS Waiver, Fair use,
Open Access, A2K & Scholarly Communication, and 2022 Conference/Workshop alerts
eBulletin May 2022
This month I explore: Intellectual Property, People with Disabilities and Copyright, Open Access, A2K and Scholarly Communication, and Conferences.
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 March 2022
This month I explore: Intellectual Property, Open Access, and A2K & Scholarly Communication.
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