Copyright Amendment Bill & South African universities
The 2022 Copyright Amendment Bill: Implications for the South African universities’ research economy
Statement issued by Communicare
Communicare commissioned a study of the Bill, published in its second open access edition here: “The 2022 Copyright Amendment Bill: Implications for the South African universities’ research economy”
Read the article here
The conclusion is that our institutions need to undertake urgent planning to address the likely effects of the legislation on the national research economy.
Three rejoinders were invited, see
a) Prof Sadulla Karjiker, of the Stellenbosch University IP Unit, read here
- b) Brian Wafawarowa, chairman of Publishers Assoc of South Africa, here;
- c) Klaus Beiter, a human rights lawyer based at North West University, here
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