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<DIV id=col_1_2_3_container_sections><ARTICLE id=col_1_2><IMG alt="" src="cid:NRYMXMRXFQUP.IMAGE.226">Access to information is a basic human right entrenched in the <A href="http://www.gov.za/documents/constitution/constitution-republic-south-africa-1996-1">South African Constitution</A>. Yet there are many barriers restricting or preventing access to information.
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<P>The biggest barriers are: access to the internet; restrictive copyright laws together with digital rights management systems that “lock up” information or restrict access; unreasonable policies and embargo periods set by publishers on online material; and excessively priced books. </P>
<P>What needs to be done to lift the impossible restrictions currently in place? </P>
<P><A href="http://www.iol.co.za/news/what-stops-academics-from-sharing-1.1901283#.Vd2T6LVfdGQ">http://www.iol.co.za/news/what-stops-academics-from-sharing-1.1901283#.Vd2T6LVfdGQ</A></P>
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