Handbook of south african copyright law

Handbook of South African copyright law O. Donate this book to the Internet Archive library. If you own this book, you can mail it to our address below. Not in Library. Want to Read. Check nearby libraries Library. Share this book Facebook. November 9, History. An edition of Handbook of South African copyright law This edition was published in by Juta in Cape Town.

Written in English. Subjects Copyright. Handbook of South African copyright law , Juta. Libraries near you: WorldCat. Places South Africa. Edition Notes Kept up to date by a revision service. Includes index. Classifications Dewey Decimal Class The Physical Object Pagination 1 v. This volume addresses the full spectrum of IP issues including copyright, patent, trademarks and trade secrets, as well as parallel rights and novel applications.

In addition to addressing the role of IP in an increasingly information based and globalized economy and culture, it also challenges the utility and viability of IP today and addresses a range of alternative futures. It identifies the policies and practices that would broaden this access.

Since many developing countries modelled their copyright laws on more advanced jurisdictions, they have not benefitted from such a law as much as intended due to their inherently embedded social economic conditions. Moreover, the copyright law system has been under constant challenges from rapidly developing digital technology and the Internet. All in all, there is a pressing need for developing countries to reevaluate their copyright law in light of their national needs, the developmental stage of their economy, their culture and tradition, and their legal system.

The book poses the question of whether copyright law should be reformed to fulfill its fundamental purpose of serving education and research that are in the public interest in the digital era? Further, it provides a comprehensive study that addresses the various critical issues relevant to the reform of the copyright law system and offers recommendations for developing countries to revamp their copyright law system to better serve their education and research sector.

This book suggests how stakeholders in Africa, and their advisors, may ingenuously reform and apply various legal and regulatory frameworks to address these issues which arise from the manner in which multi-sided platforms use copyright-protected content in digital advertising. The book critically engages with the regulatory efforts in other jurisdictions, particularly the EU, with a view to bringing an African perspective to the debate and practice.

It undertakes a consideration of this issue by asking how multi-sided platforms may be deployed in a manner that continues innovative uses of copyright content while protecting the economic freedom of African copyright owners as small businesses. Providing the first pro-Africa approach to the regulation of multi-sided platforms, particularly with reference to music, this book focuses on key aspects of digital commercial activity and highlights the main challenges and opportunities for its regulation.

It will be of interest to lawyers, policymakers and students across Nigeria, South Africa, and internationally among the African Union, European Union and beyond.

Alert Publications, Inc. Chicago, IL www. E-Copyright Law Handbook answers this and many other critical questions that impact owners of copyright-protected material. Prepared by a team of successful intellectual property attorneys, The Handbook is a single-volume guide to focus on copyright technical developments and legal decisions so attorneys can advise clients on how to protect and exploit their digital content online.

The Handbook 's user-friendly format provides easy access to practice tips,useful forms,an index of all the applicable statutes and a listing of additional legal resources for practitioners.

ISBN: Category: Law Page: View: Read Now » In a world where powerful intermediaries like Google and Facebook are de facto regulators of the communication of copyright-protected works, the democratization of access to content has both substantially expanded the availability of new markets and dramatically increased copyright infringements.