African Copyright and Access to Knowledge Network2009-08-182009-08-182009http://hdl.handle.net/10625/39707French version available in IDRC Digital Library: Droit d’auteur et accès au savoir en Afrique : résultats des recherches sur les limitations et les exceptions effectuées au sein de huit pays de l’étudeThe research findings are drawn from draft research reports completed by the African Copyright and Access to Knowledge Network (ACA2K) country research teams from Ghana, Egypt, Mozambique, Kenya, Morocco, Uganda, Senegal and South Africa. The fundamental concept underlying ACA2K research is that knowledge is essential to human development and is thus an essential human right. It is a component of economic progress, cultural growth and individual fulfilment. According to the ACA2K framework, a just copyright system will be one that enables access to knowledge (A2K). ACA2K investigates the relationship between copyright and access to knowledge in eight African countries.application/pdfenCOPYRIGHTINTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTSACCESS TO KNOWLEDGEACCESS TO LEARNING MATERIALSNORTH OF SAHARAINTERNATIONAL LAWEDUCATIONAL NEEDSRESEARCH NEEDSSOUTH OF SAHARAIDRC-Related Report