The South African copyright law is up for reform and access-to-knowledge (A2K) advocates led by the National Council for the Blind have seen some important gains in their engagement with the Department of Trade and Industry. In support APC has commissioned a paper on model A2K legislation. The paper looks at the South African case but is a useful document for anyone anywhere in the world who wants to strengthen access-to-knowledge provisions under a revised copyright law.
That there is a problem of access to knowledge in South Africa is not a novel observation.
Developing countries have spent considerable energy at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) making the case that when it comes to intellectual property law, one size does not fit all. While the legal history and socio-economic milieu in each country is unique, the examination of legislative best practise that enables access to knowledge is useful for a number of reasons examined in the second part of the report.
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Developing countries have spent considerable energy at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) making the case that when it comes to intellectual property law, one size does not fit all.
Developing countries have spent considerable energy at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) making the case that when it comes to intellectual property law, one size does not fit all.
While the legal history and socio-economic milieu in each country is unique, the examination of legislative best practise that enables access to knowledge is useful for a number of reasons examined in the second part of the report.vDeveloping countries have spent considerable energy at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) making the case that when it comes to intellectual property law, one size does not fit all.
While the legal history and socio-economic milieu in each country is unique, the examination of legislative best practise that enables access to knowledge is useful for a number of reasons examined in the second part of the report.
Developing countries have spent considerable energy at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) making the case that when it comes to intellectual property law, one size does not fit all.
While the legal history and socio-economic milieu in each country is unique, the examination of legislative best practise that enables access to knowledge is useful for a number of reasons examined in the second part of the report.
Developing countries have spent considerable energy at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) making the case that when it comes to intellectual property law, one size does not fit all.
While the legal history and socio-economic milieu in each country is unique, the examination of legislative best practise that enables access to knowledge is useful for a number of reasons examined in the second part of the report.
That there is a problem of access to knowledge in South Africa is not a novel observation.
Developing countries have spent considerable energy at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) making the case that when it comes to intellectual property law, one size does not fit all.
While the legal history and socio-economic milieu in each country is unique, the examination of legislative best practise that enables access to knowledge is useful for a number of reasons examined in the second part of t
That there is a problem of access to knowledge in South Africa is not a novel observation.
Developing countries have spent considerable energy at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) making the case that when it comes to intellectual property law, one size does not fit all.
While the legal history and socio-economic milieu in each country is unique, the examination of legislative best practise that enables access to knowledge is useful for a number of reasons examined in the second part of the report.
Submitted by Lisa Cyr on 11 November, 2010 - 16:06
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