A section by section review of the provisions of the South African Copyright Act 1978 with particular focus on sections which impact access to knowledge, especially access to learning materials.
The review is open because its conducted using a media wiki. Anyone can comment on a section by using the “discuss” tab. Its also open because its object is to encourage open discussion about openning knowledge.
Anyone can comment on the wiki using the discuss feature. The review aims especially to solicit the views of those who aren't often heard on copyright; librarians, educationalists and learners, the sensorily disabled, software coders and new media paractitioners.
To find out how copyright law affects people, how it is understood in different communities, and what sections people struggle with most.
The Open Copyright Review is being conducted by the Foundation, together with the Trade Law Centre of South Africa (tralac) with support from the Open Society Institute, and assistance from a number of academics and intellectual property experts.