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Copyright Amendment Bill

Dear Cyril, sign the Copyright Amendment Bill

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Reasonable time has now passed for you to act, say the signatories of this open letter to the president and Cabinet ministers
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Sosela’s one-stop-legal-shop for the arts

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Three lawyers, two of them from corporates, have set up a firm offering legal and business advice
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USAf’s Copyright Bill rebuttal raises questions and answers none

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Bawa’s response misses the point completely. Furthermore, it seem USAf does not represent the position of all South African universities on this issue
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USAf’s position on Bill in line with its mission

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Universities South Africa takes exception to André Myburgh’s characterisation of its submission on the Copyright Amendment Bill
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Does the Copyright Bill promote access?

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The proposed new legislation is expected to have a detrimental effect on South Africa’s creative economy
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Send copyright Bill back to Parliament, Mr President

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It may have good intentions but it fails to achieve what it sets out to do
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Copyright Amendment Bill sent back for the right reasons

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Parliament passed the Bill but the president has, for very good reason, did not sign it off
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‘Lobbyists stall arts’ new dawn’

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Activists believe the president is under pressure from corporates not to sign two Bills that would benefit artists
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New copyright law will benefit South Africans with disabilities

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South Africa's new Copyright Amendment Bill could help the country take an important step in tackling its own “book famine
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​The Copyright Amendment Bill is a recipe for recolonising education

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One of the unintended consequences of the Bill will be the dominance of foreign content in our schools, as it will disincentivise local creatives
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The new draft copyright Bill could help unlock the doors of learning and culture

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Creating new knowledge requires access to previous knowledge. The proposed legislation allows for the reproduction of works for educational activities
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Copyright law may change

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Critics say the new law will favour tech giants like Google and negatively affect the creative industry
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Reasonable time has now passed for you to act, say the signatories of this open letter to the president and Cabinet ministers

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