by VDT Attorneys | Nov 22, 2022 | Copyright, Disability, Unconstitutional, Visual impairment
In this case Blind SA brought an application challenging the constitutionality of several provisions of the Copyright Act 98 of 1978 (“Copyright Act”). Blind SA claimed that the Copyright Act restricted the conversion of works that were copyright protected to formats...
by VDT Attorneys | Jul 15, 2022 | Copyright
In our digital age the accessibility to literature, music and other creative works has increasingly blurred the lines of acceptable use and rightly begs the question of how far does South African copyright law protect our local authors and creators. In South Africa,...
by VDT Attorneys | Jul 14, 2017 | Copyright, Intellectual Property
The latest revised Copyright Amendment Bill was published on 16 May 2017 (“Copyright Bill”). The Copyright Bill aims to address concerns raised in respect of the previous draft Copyright Amendment Bill published in 2015. Although some concerns have been addressed,...
