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Intellectual Property
AI Creating ‘Art’ Is an Ethical and Copyright Nightmare
Copyright and the Progress of Science: Why Text and Data Mining Is Lawful
COSATU notes the National Assembly’s passage of the Copyright Amendment Bill
Creatives, parties divided over passage of Copyright Amendment Bill
Fair Use/Fair Dealing resources
International Copyright Flexibilities for Prevention, Treatment and Containment of COVID-19
National Assembly Passes SA Copyright Amendment Bill (Sept 2022)
Navigating Copyright for Librarians (OA book)
New copyright bill will take South Africa into the 21st century at last
SA Copyright Amendment Bill (B13D-2017) approved by National Assembly 1 September 2022
SA Copyright Amendment Bill and Performers’ Protection Amendment Bill passed 2022
SA Parliament passes Copyright Amendment Bill 2022
SA Parliament passes two new entertainment industry Bills
Supporters, Opponents Weigh in on Internet Archive Copyright Battle
Taking IP “Rights” Too Seriously – A Look Through History
The Nigerian Copyright Bill 2022
The Right to Research in Africa: Making African Copyright Whole
Why Meta’s project to translate automatically between 200 languages will be stymied by copyright
Open Access, A2k & Scholarly Communication
A South African university publisher makes it to 100. A rare and important event
ANGOLA – Want to ramp up research? Open-access practices may help
No more paywalls for public research, says White House
Open Access Is Essential for Low-Income Countries
The researchers using AI to analyse peer review
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