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Copyright and Related Issues: Int'l Copyright Laws/Changes

This Libguide is a useful guide on international, regional and South African copyright and related issues.

Countries that have recently changed/are changing their Copyright Laws

Articles/reports on application of fair use internationally

As Korea Implements Fair Use, Two Cases Offer Precedent for Flexible Copyright Exceptions and Limitations (2013)
Australian Government Response to the Productivity Commission Inquiry into Intellectual Property Arrangements (Aug 2017)
Copyright for Photographs in Taiwan: Originality, Reasonable Use, and U.S. Case Law
Fair Use Best Practices for Higher Education Institutions: The Israeli Experience (2010)
The Game of Thrones: librarians victorious in fight for the public in the Copyright Wars
In the Public Interest: How Kenya Quietly Shifted from Fair Dealing to Fair Use
VIDEO: Canada - Michael Geist on the Impact of Copyright and Fair Use on Innovation

The EU Directive 2019

Fair Use Best Practices developed to assist users and avoid litigation

Best Practices for Various Stakeholders

Unenforceability of contracts

Copyright law gets the upper hand - how contracts can no longer remove many rights users have in UK copyright law