Copyright & A2K Issues - 3 September 2018

3 September 2018 · Denise Nicholson

This is a free online international Information Service covering various topics, including copyright, plagiarism and other IP matters, Open Access, open publishing, open learning resources, institutional repositories, scholarly communication, digitization and library matters, mobile technologies, issues affecting access to knowledge (A2K), particularly in developing countries; WTO and WIPO treaties and matters; Free Trade Agreements and TRIPS Plus; useful websites, conference alerts, etc. Archives are available at: http://www.africanlii.org/content/copyright-a2k-information . If you would like to subscribe to, or unsubscribe from, this newsletter, please do so at: http://lists.wits.ac.za/mailman/listinfo/copyrightanda2kinfo or email Denise.Nicholson@wits.ac.za only ( N.B. PLEASE DO NOT SEND TO WHOLE MAILING LIST)

Intellectual Property:

South Africa: Copyright Amendment Bill - Request for submissions - Closing date: 21 September 2018

See PDF document under Download at the bottom of this post.

IFLA Statement On Copyright Education and Copyright Literacy

https://www.ifla.org/files/assets/clm/statements/ifla-statement-on-copyright-literacy.pdf

The Myth Of IP Incentives For All Nations – Q&A With Carlos Correa

http://www.ip-watch.org/2018/06/20/myth-ip-incentives-nations-qa-carlos-correa/

Authors Alliance : Principle 3: affirm the vitality of limits on copyright

https://www.authorsalliance.org/principles-and-proposals-for-copyright-reform/principle-3

SAMRO under fire over Dubai Invesment

https://www.fin24.com/Companies/ICT/samro-under-fire-over-dubai-investment-20180812-2

SAMRO’s Dubai Scandal Deepens

https://www.pressreader.com/south-africa/citypress/20180902/282308205977729

Incensed members to hold music rights body’s feet to the fire

https://www.businesslive.co.za/bd/life/arts-and-entertainment/2018-09-03-incensed-members-to-hold-music-rights-bodys-feet-to-the-fire/

The Competition Commission uncovers Cartel of Book Publishers

http://www.compcom.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Media-Release-PASA-1.pdf

Radio interview with Competition Commission about PASA’s alleged price-fixing

https://docs.parliament.gov.za/share/s/HNtwzXE1QLKk4VZVHm-J0g

Competition Commission investigating book publishing 'cartel' over price-fixing claims

https://www.fin24.com/Economy/competition-commission-investigating-book-publishing-cartel-over-price-fixing-claims-20180829

Is ‘Balanced Intellectual Property’ Code For ‘Anti-Intellectual Property’?

https://abovethelaw.com/2018/06/is-balanced-intellectual-property-code-for-anti-intellectual-property/?rf=1

Nothing New Under the Sun (2016)

http://www.arl.org/storage/documents/Nothing-New-Under-the-Sun.pdf

Returning Authors’ Rights: The Authors Alliance/Creative Commons Termination of Transfer Tool (US)

https://rightsback.org/

Resources on Fair Use around the World

http://libguides.wits.ac.za/Copyright_and_Related_Issues/fairuse_fairdealing

Understanding fair use

https://libguides.wits.ac.za/Copyright_and_Related_Issues/fairuse_fairdealing

Fair Use For Me, But Not For Thee

https://abovethelaw.com/2018/08/fair-use-for-me-but-not-for-thee/

Fair or Free Use of Copyrighted Materials in Education and Research and the Limit of Such Use

https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3169248

Exceptional Copyright Issue of Phenomenon Called Fan Fiction Fair Use, Fan Fiction, and a Feminist Lens https://helda.helsinki.fi/dhanken/bitstream/handle/123456789/189255/kallio.pdf?sequence=1

New Report Calls For Copyright For Public Benefit In Digital Era

http://www.ip-watch.org/2018/08/21/new-report-calls-prioritizing-copyright-public-benefit-digital-era/

United States: Do "Vandals" Have Protectable Copyrights In Street Art?

http://www.mondaq.com/default.asp?ncountry_id=0&child_id=0&topic_id=0&product_id=0

Access for Persons with Disabilities – Marrakesh Treaty:

Getting Started with the Marrakesh Treaty – a Guide for Librarians

https://www.ifla.org/publications/node/71175

https://bit.ly/2Mzbdcb

Library Publishing:

An Ethical Framework for Library Publishing Version 1.0 (2018)

https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1000&context=libpubtaskforce

How-To Guide for Library Publishers: Directory of Open Access Journals Application

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1x1_JRbqX36wqSw7FlMiAqmAhrOzRW-q__XiEa4tvVdY/edit#

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