South African Copyright Bill Sent Back to Parliament
In South Africa, the defective copyright amendment bill (as well as the performers’ protection bill) has been referred back to the National Assembly by President Ramaphosa.
Fair’s fair – or is it? Paul Goldstein on the rise and rise of fair use exceptions
Few people are better qualified to opine on the evolution of copyright than Paul Goldstein, widely held to be one of America’s finest intellectual property legal minds. Prof. Goldstein, who is Stanford Law School’s Lillick Professor of Law, has penned numerous tomes on U.S. and international copyright law, and authored eight other books, including three novels.
IPA commits to work with WIPO on practical solutions
Newly appointed Secretary General of the International Publishers Association, José Borghino, committed the IPA to continue to ‘work closely and constructively with the World Intellectual Property Organisation and its Member States to find suitable and practical solutions to the issues on its agenda.’