Digital Commons / Biens communs numériques

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Digital Commons

ACACIA supports research on innovative models for the creation and use of content, as well as the production of knowledge-based products such as software. It also supports the development of researchers in this transdisciplinary area and especially the interests of lawyers, authors, librarians, academics, and artists, as well as entrepreneurs in stimulating the growth of alternative approaches to digital copyright.

Biens communs numériques

ACACIA appuiera la recherche sur des modèles novateurs pour la création et l’utilisation de contenu, de même que pour la production de produits fondés sur le savoir, tels que les logiciels. Il appuiera également le perfectionnement de chercheurs dans ce domaine transdisciplinaire, en encourageant spécialement les avocats, les auteurs, les bibliothécaires, les universitaires et les artistes, ainsi que les entrepreneurs, à explorer de nouvelles approches du droit d’auteur dans le secteur numérique.


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    Commons-sense : Towards An African Digital Information Commons Conference: Johannesburg, May 25-27, 2005; programme
    (LINK Centre, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, ZA, 2005) University of the Witwatersrand. LINK Centre
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    ACA2K executive policy brief : Morocco
    (Shuttleworth Foundation, Cape Town, ZA, 2009) Aghrib, Said; El Moujaddidi, Noufissa; El Ouazzani, Abdelmalek
    The copyright legal framework in Morocco has evolved on the basis of the development of international norms and the pressure applied by developed countries. This situation has widened the gap between the legal reality and social and economic realities. It is therefore necessary to propose new policies and or legal reforms that can address the issues in a manner relevant to development constraints. This African Copyright and Access to Knowledge (ACA2K) brief reviews the limitations of copyright law in Morocco and offers policy approaches and recommendations.
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    ACA2K country report : Kenya
    (Shuttleworth Foundation, Cape Town, 2009) Ouma, Marisella; Sihanya, Ben
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    ACA2K country report : Senegal
    (African Copyright and Access to Knowledge (ACA2K), 2009) Faye, Assane; Ndour, Nogaye; Seye, Mamadou
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    ACA2K executive policy brief : Mozambique
    (Shuttleworth Foundation, Cape Town, ZA, 2009) dos Santos, Fernando; Nhane, Julieta; Sitoi, Filipe
    The African Copyright and Access to Knowledge (ACA2K) investigation into the copyright environment in Mozambique comes at an opportune time. Whereas the country faces challenges from the intersection of copyright and access to learning materials, copyright law is not well known and rarely enforced. Issues related to access to knowledge are not adequately addressed by the legal framework. There is a need to reduce the terms of copyright protection to the minimum standards set by the international instruments (TRIPs and Berne trade agreements), allowing works to fall into the public domain sooner, facilitating access to these works in a shorter period of time.
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    ACA2K executive policy brief : South Africa
    (Shuttleworth Foundation, Cape Town, ZA, 2009) Schonwetter, Tobias; Ncube, Caroline; Chetty, Pria
    South African Copyright and Access to Knowledge (ACA2K) research has demonstrated a correlation between a country’s copyright environment and access to learning materials in that country. The copyright environment encompasses laws, policies and practices, and the report includes a survey of relevant legislation, policies, secondary literature and reported case law. The current set of copyright exceptions and limitations, particularly in relation to educational uses of copyright-protected materials, are vague, fragmentary and in many instances outdated. The use of modern technologies for educational purposes, for example in distance education, remains largely unconsidered.
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    ACA2K comparative review of research findings : copyright and access to knowledge in eight African countries
    (Shuttleworth Foundation, Cape Town, 2010) Armstrong, Chris; de Beer, Jeremy; Kawooya, Dick; Prabhala, Achal; Schonwetter, Tobias
    The African Copyright and Access to Knowledge (ACA2K) Project acknowledges there are many barriers to access to learning materials, such as the high prices of books and student poverty; the project has also revealed that copyright law is another important barrier. The research suggests that an appropriate copyright environment, combined with other measures to make access to materials more affordable, could be key to a well-functioning tertiary education system. Throughout the study countries, systemic copyright infringement is widespread. Access to learning materials is largely obtained through copyright infringement. Findings suggest that copyright laws, regulations, policies and practices are problematic and should be reformed.