Access to knowledge in Africa
The role of copyright
Published on 30. July 2010
Book
353 pages
978-1-919895-45-1 (ISBN)
Description
The emergence of the Internet and the digital world has changed the way people access, produce and share information and knowledge. Yet people in Africa face challenges in accessing scholarly publications, journals and learning materials in general. At the heart of these challenges, and solutions to them, is copyright, the branch of intellectual property rights that covers written and related works. This book gives the reader an understanding of the legal and practical issues posed by copyright for access to learning materials in Africa, and identifies the relevant lessons, best policies and best practices that would broaden and deepen this access.
This book is based on the work of the African Copyright and Access to Knowledge (ACA2K) research network, launched in late 2007 as a network of researchers committed to probing the relationship between copyright and learning materials access in eight African countries: Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, Morocco, Mozambique, Senegal, South Africa and Uganda.
This book is based on the work of the African Copyright and Access to Knowledge (ACA2K) research network, launched in late 2007 as a network of researchers committed to probing the relationship between copyright and learning materials access in eight African countries: Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, Morocco, Mozambique, Senegal, South Africa and Uganda.
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Persons
Chris Armstrong is a Research Follow and doctoral student at the Learning Information and Networking Knowledge Centre (LINK) at the University of Witwatersrand, South Africa, specializing in copyright and broadcasting policy.
Jeremy De Beer is Associate Professor at the University of Ottawa's Faculty of Law, Canada. His expertise is in the area of technology and intellectual property law.
Dick Kawooya is a doctoral student and Adjunct Instructor at the School of Information Studies, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA.
Achal Prabhala is a writer and researcher and writer in Bangalore, India. He works on critical investigations of intellectual property in connection to medicines and knowledge.
Tobias Schonwetter teaches Copyright Law to undergraduate and postgraduate students in the Intellectual Property Research and Policy Unit at the University of Cape Town, South Africa. He is a member of the Commonwealth of Learning's Copyright Expert Group, the legal lead of Creative Commons South Africa, the country-lead researcher and research consultant for the African Copyright and Access to Knowledge (ACA2K) project and a legal advisor for the technology law firm Chetty Law in Johannesburg.
Jeremy De Beer is Associate Professor at the University of Ottawa's Faculty of Law, Canada. His expertise is in the area of technology and intellectual property law.
Dick Kawooya is a doctoral student and Adjunct Instructor at the School of Information Studies, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA.
Achal Prabhala is a writer and researcher and writer in Bangalore, India. He works on critical investigations of intellectual property in connection to medicines and knowledge.
Tobias Schonwetter teaches Copyright Law to undergraduate and postgraduate students in the Intellectual Property Research and Policy Unit at the University of Cape Town, South Africa. He is a member of the Commonwealth of Learning's Copyright Expert Group, the legal lead of Creative Commons South Africa, the country-lead researcher and research consultant for the African Copyright and Access to Knowledge (ACA2K) project and a legal advisor for the technology law firm Chetty Law in Johannesburg.
Content
Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Egypt Chapter 3: Ghana Chapter 4: Kenya Chapter 5: Morocco Chapter 6: Mozambique Chapter 7: Senegal Chapter 8: South Africa Chapter 9: Uganda Chapter 10: Summary and conclusions