South Africa: 'Fair Use' in New Copyright Bill Benefits Everyone

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South Africa's Copyright Amendment Bill is on President Cyril Ramaphosa's desk awaiting his signature. It aims to benefit both creators and the public, but has come under attack from some in the publishing and broadcast industries.

Much of the debate over the Copyright Amendment Bill concerns so-called "fair use". Fair use systems, such as those used in the US and other countries, allow copying or reproduction of short quotations from books or video clips from the news, as long as that reproduction is fair.

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