Libraries, archives, museums and galleries have finally been included in South Africa’s contested new proposed copyright bill.
- Scholarly Communications Librarian, University of the Witwatersrand
Open access study material can help reduce the costs of education, improve skills and improve lives for millions of people.
South Africa’s new Copyright Amendment Bill could help the country take an important step in tackling its own “book famine”.
South Africa’s copyright law must not continue ignoring the principles of fair use.
Globally, the scholarly publishing system is in dire need of financial and legislative change.
South Africa does some amazing research but cannot share it globally because of restrictive copyright laws or unreasonable policies and embargo periods set by publishers that limit their audience.
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