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Copyright and Related Issues: DRMs/TPMs
This Libguide is a useful guide on international, regional and South African copyright and related issues.
Copyright
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Material not copyrighted
Model Copyright Laws
Limitations & Exceptions
Copyright Terms & Extension
Copyright and photographs (guidelines)
Orphan Works
Copyright and Contract Law
Copyright and 3D Printing
Text and data mining & copyright
Applying for Copyright (for Wits only)
Copyright and Librarians
Copyright and the Database Debate
Copyright and Disability Issues
IP Treaties
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WIPO
Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual Performances
Marrakesh Treaty June 2013
Current Proposals for Treaties at WIPO (2013)
3-Step Test
TRIPS
Policies
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Copyright Policy Guidelines & Toolkits
IP Policy - South Africa
Publisher/Funders' Copyright Policies
Declarations
Author's Rights
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Wits Addendum to Publication Agreement
Author's Rights/Copyright Ownership
Who Owns Copyright?
When Does an Employer Own Copyright?
State Ownership (Section 21(2) of the SA Copyright Act)
Artist's Resale Rights
Public Lending Rights
Copyright & Indexers
SA Copyright Law
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Works Eligible for Copyright Protection in South Africa
Copyright Term of Protection
Copyright Infringement - Penalties
Papers/articles on SA Copyright Law
SA Proposed Amendments
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CAB returned to Parliament
Copyright Amendment Bill (final version approved by NCoP on 28.3.2019)
Opinion on CAB and the Constitution 13.10.2019
Commonly Asked Questions on the Copyright Amendment Bill (Updated 2020)
Constitutionality of the Bill
USTR GSP trade threats re: Bill
Genesis and Process of Copyright Amendment Bill
Breaking the Impasse: Copyright Amendment Bill Seminar Wits 2.12.2019
Exceptions & Limitations for Educational and Library Sectors in Bill
Copyright Amendment Bill (Ver. 3 & 4, 2018)
Copyright Amendment Bill Draft No. 2, 2018
Copyright Amendment Bill 2017
Copyright Amendment Bill 2015
DTI Impact Studies
Copyright Review Commission Report (Farlam Review) 2011
WIPO Study 2011 - The Economic Contribution of Copyright-Based Industries in South Africa
Performers' Protection Amendment Bill 2016
Extension of copyright term not in interest of developing countries
Fundamental rights, and global copyright legislative best practice for access to knowledge in South Africa
Fair Use/Dealing
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Important cases for access to information
Fair Use - Best Practice Guidelnes for various stakeholders
Int'l Copyright Laws/Changes
DRMs/TPMs
CMO's
Reports/Projects,etc.
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Africa Intellectual Property Forum (February 2013)
Consumers International
IFLA Copyright Resources
eIFL Copyright Resources
Commonwealth of Learning Copyright Resources
SA Copyright Resources/Research Reports
Copyright Projects/Resources
Copyright Websites/LibGuides (USA)
Copyright & A2K Newsletter
South Centre : IP Negotiations Monitor
Wits Library
Articles
Various resources
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Infojustice.org
IP & Social Media
IP Organisations/Lawyers
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IP Organisations around the World
African IP Organisations
IP Firms/Lawyers
Locating Rightsowners
OA
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Public Domain
CC Licences
Definition of DRM
Digital rights management - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
DRM | Electronic Frontier Foundation
DRM FAQs
What is DRM? | Defective by Design
What is DRM? (OpenRights Group)
Libraries, eBooks & DRMS (C. Doctorow)
Unintended Consequences of DRMs
Unintended Consequences: Sixteen Years under the DMCA (2014)
Unintended Consequences: Twelve Years under the DMCA | Electronic Frontier Foundation
Blog on DRMS
Digital rights, digital wrongs | Technology | The Guardian
Microsoft DRM locks Office 2003 users out of their own documents | Technology | guardian.co.uk
Digitial Rights Management Systems/Technological Protection Measures
Analyzing the Business Case for DRM (Kirk Biglione)
Anticircumvention and Anti-Anticircumvention (P. Yu)(2006)
The Changing Face of DRM: Where Do We Stand in 2015?
A comparative study of technological protection measures in copyright law
A comparative study of technological protection measures in copyright law (M. Conroy), 2006
Consumers Deserve Protection Against the Scourge of DRM—Will the UN Help? (2015)
Copyright in the Information Age: The catch-22 of digital technology (Tana Pistorius)
Cory Doctorow: DRM is no friend of business
Digital Rights Management (DRM) Architectures
Digital Rights Management: Pitfalls and Possibilities for People with Disabilities
Digital Rights Management: Pitfalls and Possibilities for People with Disabilities (E.F. Kramer)(2007)
Digital Rights Management and Access to Information: a developing country’s perspective (Denise Nicholson)
Digital Rights Management and Access to Information in Archives, Libraries and Museums (B. Njobvu & C. Hamooya)
Digital Rights Management as Information Access Barrier (J. Puckett)
DRM : A Guide for Librarians
DRM Hurts Companies More than Piracy, Developer Argues
The fallacy of DRM « Tim Jackson
A Five Minute Guide to Opposing DRM
Hollywood vs. DVD
How DRM Works
The Imperfect is the Enemy of the Good: Anticircumvention vs. Open Innovation
Intellectual Property: Benefit or Burden for Africa? (Denise Nicholson)
Legal Protection of Technological Measures Protecting Works of Authorship: International Obligations and the US Experience by Jane C. Ginsburg :: SSRN
New Hope for Africa? Copyright and access to knowledge in the digital age (T. Schonwetter)
Pick a Book
The Pros and Cons of DRM
Study: DRM a major barrier to e-textbook adoption | Ars Technica
Technological Protection Measures: South Africa Goes Overboard. Overbroad (C. Visser)
The Top 10 Arguments against DRM
Ubisoft: DRM Can't Stop Piracy
The Weird Rules Governing What We Download
What I wish Tim Berners-Lee understood about DRM | Technology | guardian.co.uk
Why the death of DRM would be good news for readers, writers and publishers | Technology | guardian.co.uk
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