South African Copyright Resources

Treaties

  • The Berne Convention
  • The WIPO Copyright Treaty
  • Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property (TRIPS)

Comparable Reviews

  • Alternative Law Forum Review
  • The (United Kingdom) Commission on Intellectual Property Rights, Integrating Intellectual Property Rights and Development Policy
  • Gower Commission's Review of Copyright

Legislation From Other Countries

  • Australian Copyright Act 1968
  • Canadian Copyright Act
  • Copyright Law of Japan

Other Resources

  • A2K Resources
  • Access to Knowledge Brazil
  • Access to Knowledge Treaty
  • Alternative Law Forum
  • Australian Copyright Act 1968
  • Ayre, Catherine and Adrienne Muir: (2004). The Right to Preserve- The Rights Issues of Digital Preservation. D-Lib Magazine. Volume 10 Number 3. Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights
  • Bill to Amend the Copyright Act of Canada
  • Besek, June: Copyright Issues Relevant to Digital Preservation and Dissemination of Pre-1972 Commercial Sound Recordings by Libraries and Archives. (2005). Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works
  • Bezos, Salvador, M: (2007) International Approaches to the Orphan Works Problem
  • British Screen Advisory Council. (2006) Copyright and Orphan Works- A Paper Prepared for The Gowers Review of Intellectual Property
  • Bulte, Sarmite. (2004). Interim Report on Copyright Reform
  • Center for the Study of the Public Domain. (2005).Orphan Works Analysis and Proposal
  • Submission to the Copyright Office. Duke Law School
  • Commonwealth of Learning on Copyright
  • Commonwealth of Learning Questions on Copyright
  • Commonwealth of Australia Explanatory Memoranda* COPYRIGHT AMENDMENT BILL 2006
  • Commonwealth of Learning Audit on Copyright (pdf)
  • Copyright Licensing Agency (UK)- Visually Impaired License
  • Copyright Law for Distance Education: The Meaning and Importance of the TEACH Act
  • The Copy/South Dossier* Issues in the economics, politics, and ideology of copyright in the global South (2006) (pdf) Edited by Alan Story, Colin Darch and Debora Halbert
  • Creative Commons South Africa: Moral Rights and the iCommons; accessed 19 August 2008
  • Electronic Information for Libraries
  • European Communities. (2006). i2010: Digital Libraries.
  • Gowers Review of Intellectual Property. (2006).
  • Information for Libraries Network (eIFL.net)'s Handbook on Copyright and Related Issues

International Copyright System

  • Limitations, Exceptions and Public Interest Considerations for Developing Countries (2006) (pdf)Author: Ruth L. Okediji
  • IPRS Online
  • Intellectual Property, Education and Access to Knowledge in Southern Africa, (2006) Authors: Andrew Rens, Achala Prabhala and Dick Kawooya
  • International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions: The Public Domain: Why WIPO Should Care,; accessed 20th August 2008-08-21
  • Legislative Summary of the Bill to amend the Copyright Act of Canada
  • Library of Congress. (2006). Preserving our Digital Heritage
  • 080706lessigorphanJune06.doc Library Copyright Alliance. (2006). Analysis of Professor Lessig’s Critique of the Copyright Office Orphan Works Report
  • Register of Copyrights. (2006) Report on Orphan Works. Library of Congress, U.S. Copyright Office
  • Rens, Andrew: The Traditions of Knowledge, published July 9 2008, accessed from August 19 2008
  • The Section 108 Study Group. (2006). Preservation-related and Other Issues to be Addressed in the Section 108 Study Group Public Roundtables
  • UNCTAD - ICTSD Project on IPRs and Sustainable Development – accessed 15th August 2008
  • WIPO Development Agenda

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