Realising human rights in South African copyright legislation : report on fundamental rights, and global copyright legislative best practise for access to knowledge in South Africa

dc.contributor.authorRens, Andrew
dc.date.accessioned2012-02-23T20:18:15Z
dc.date.available2012-02-23T20:18:15Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.description.abstractResearch finds South Africa’s 1978 Copyright Act deficient in enabling access to knowledge, and that the Act itself restricts access to knowledge. Fundamental rights affect every part of South African law, including copyright law as it applies to disability. The New Zealand Copyright Act provides an example of how to permit parallel import of legitimate copyright goods from elsewhere. The fair use provision which protects freedom of expression in the United States can protect freedom of expression in South Africa. The Canadian Copyright Act offers an exception in favour of sensory-disabled persons.en
dc.format.extent1 digital file (76 p.)en
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10625/48345
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherAssociation for Progressive Communications, San Francisco, CA, USen
dc.subjectACCESS TO KNOWLEDGEen
dc.subjectHUMAN RIGHTSen
dc.subjectCOPYRIGHT LAWen
dc.subjectHUMAN RIGHTSen
dc.subjectACCESS TO INFORMATIONen
dc.subjectOPEN ACCESSen
dc.subjectDISABILITYen
dc.subjectLEGAL FRAMEWORKen
dc.subjectSOUTH AFRICAen
dc.subjectSOUTH OF SAHARAen
dc.titleRealising human rights in South African copyright legislation : report on fundamental rights, and global copyright legislative best practise for access to knowledge in South Africaen
dc.typeIDRC-Related Reporten
idrc.dspace.accessIDRC Onlyen
idrc.project.componentnumber104333003
idrc.project.number104333
idrc.project.titleToward Détente in Media Piracyen
idrc.rims.adhocgroupIDRC SUPPORTEDen

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