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Intellectual Property:
EU Joins in the Bullying Of South Africa for Daring to Adopt US-Style Fair Use Principles
Open letter to the EU Ambassador to South Africa on Copyright Laws
https://www.apc.org/en/pubs/open-letter-eu-ambassador-south-africa-copyright-laws
Open letter to President Ramaphosa on South African copyright laws
https://www.apc.org/en/pubs/open-letter-president-ramaphosa-south-african-copyright-laws
United States still looking to ‘punish’ South Africa for Copyright Bill
FOIA: Film industry lobbies South Africa’s Parliament to suspend Copyright Amendment Bill
https://www.keionline.org/33212
IAEA denounces industry attempts to sway key copyright reform in South Africa
Documents and related resources on USTR review re: SA Copyright Amendment Bill
https://libguides.wits.ac.za/Copyright_and_Related_Issues/tradeissues
South Africa’s Copyright Amendment Bill – One Year On
http://infojustice.org/archives/42212
LIASA Supports UNESCO Initiative and SA Copyright Amendment Bill
https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.liasa.org.za/resource/resmgr/statements/wbd_2020.pdf
Why South Africa Should Resist US Pressure to Extend Copyright Terms
New policy paper on fundamental rights as a limit to copyright during emergencies
Federal Court of Appeal Deals Access Copyright Huge Blow As It Overturns York University Copyright Decision (Canada)
Education in Times of Crisis and Beyond: Maximizing Copyright Flexibilities
Copyright, Creative Commons, and Confusion
Online Learning and Copyright Exceptions for Education
http://infojustice.org/archives/42200
The Digital Public Domain
https://www.academia.edu/2715811/The_Digital_Public_Domain?email_work_card=view-paper
Libraries Do Not Need Permission to Lend Books: Fair Use, First Sale, and the Fallacy of Licensing Culture