[Irtalk] Fwd: FW: Urgent notice: Copyright Amendment Bill published on 27 July 2015 published for public comment (30 days to do this)1

[Hilton Gibson]

FYI.

*Hilton Gibson*
Ubuntu Linux Systems Administrator
Stellenbosch University Library
http://staff.lib.sun.ac.za/~hgibson/docs/cv/cv.html


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From: Denise Nicholson <Denise.Nicholson at wits.ac.za>
Date: 28 July 2015 at 14:14
Subject: FW: Urgent notice: Copyright Amendment Bill published on 27 July
2015 published for public comment (30 days to do this)1
To: Hilton Gibson <hilton.gibson at gmail.com>




*SOUTH AFRICAN COPYRIGHT AMENDMENT BILL 2015 FOR PUBLIC COMMENT*



As you may know, we have been lobbying since 1998 for better copyright
laws.  On 27 July 2015, the Department of Trade and Industry published a
new Copyright Amendment Bill for public comment.

See:
http://www.gov.za/documents/copyright-amendment-bill-comments-invited-27-jul-2015-0000.
Now you have the chance to comment and ensure that the Copyright Bill
provides adequate provisions for education, research, libraries, archives,
persons with disabilities, digitisation, etc.



Interested persons may submit written comments on the proposed Copyright
Amendment Bill in writing within *30 (Thirty) calendar days from the date
of publication of this Notice (i.e. 27 JULY 2015)* to :-



Director General, Department of Trade and Industry

For Attention: Meshendri Padayachy

Private Bag X84

Pretoria, 0001

Or

Hand deliver to

77 Meinjies Street

Block B, 1ST Floor,

Sunnyside

Pretoria

Or

Email: MPadayachy at thedti.gov.za



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