ACA2K : submission to the Department of Trade and Industry on the Intellectual Property Laws Amendment Bill, 2008

Date

2008

Journal Title

Journal ISSN

Volume Title

Publisher

African Copyright and Access to Knowledge Network (ACA2K), Johannesburg, ZA

Abstract

With the Bill addressed in this submission, South Africa has opted for a domestic solution, where existing IP laws are the main tool for protecting indigenous knowledge. The ACA2K network focuses on the opportunities and challenges offered by the digital era, whch presents greater opportunities for learning materials access, but along with this, new technological, legal and behavioural barriers. Expanding the current framework of copyright exceptions and limitations can reduce adverse impacts of this Bill. Of central concern to the network is which copyright law flexibilities are being deployed in each of the study countries, and their related effects.

Description

Keywords

INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, LEGISLATION, CONSERVATION OF CULTURAL HERITAGE, ACCESS TO INFORMATION, SOUTH AFRICA

Citation

DOI