Copyright & A2K Issues - 31 May 2017

13 March 2018 · Denise Nicholson

Intellectual Property:

South Africa:

South Africa Releases 2017 Copyright Amendments Bill for Comment; Legal Scholars Weigh In on the Bill’s General Exception

http://infojustice.org/archives/38242

Process for presentations and written submissions on the SA Copyright Amendment Bill - deadline 19 JUNE 2017

http://www.africanlii.org/blogs/denise/copyright-a2k-issues-26-may-2017-news-flash

International:

IFLA advocates globally for a better legal framework for libraries at the 34th Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR)

https://www.ifla.org/node/11385?og=5852

Open Letter to Ministers at the European Union's Competitiveness Council

https://www.ifla.org/node/11423?og=29

Inside Views: The Web Is At A Crossroads – New Standard Enables Copyright Enforcement Violating Users’ Rights

https://www.ip-watch.org/2017/04/13/web-crossroads-new-standard-enables-copyright-enforcement-violating-users-rights/

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