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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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Model Copyright Laws
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 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)
Berne 3-Step Test
TRIPS
Limitations & Exceptions
IP Policies
Publisher Copyright Policies
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
Public Domain
Int'l Copyright Laws/Changes
IP Organisations/Lawyers
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
Copyright Guidelines for SA Schools
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/Commissions/Reviews
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
Copyright Amendment Bill 13D-2017-passed by the National Assembly 1 Sep 2022
Fair Use/Dealing
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Important cases for access to information
Fair Use - Best Practice Guidelines for various stakeholders
CMO's
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DRMs/TPMs
Reports/Projects,etc.
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IFLA & EIFL Copyright Resources
SA and African Copyright Resources/Research
Wits Library
Articles
Various resources
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IP & Social Media
OA
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CC Licences
Definition of DRM
Digital rights management - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
DRM FAQs
DRM | Electronic Frontier Foundation
What Is Digital Rights Management (DRM)?
What is DRM? (OpenRights Group)
What is DRM? | Defective by Design
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
Digitial Rights Management Systems/Technological Protection Measures
Analyzing the Business Case for DRM (Kirk Biglione)
A comparative study of technological protection measures in copyright law
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 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
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