Copyright and the Public Interest: Africa and the Global South Conference 2025

Mon, Feb 3, 2025 8:00 AM 08:00 Fri, Feb 7, 2025 5:00 PM 17:00
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Hosted by ReCreate South Africa, this landmark international conference took place in Johannesburg (3 Feb) and Cape Town (6 Feb), bringing together voices from across the continent to spotlight the urgent need for copyright reform. From AI to traditional knowledge and human rights, the sessions explored how existing laws fail both creators and the public. The call was clear: a just, inclusive system is essential for knowledge equity in Africa.

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Jan

23

to Jan 27

Right to Research in Africa

Mon, Jan 23, 2023 9:00 AM 09:00 Fri, Jan 27, 2023 6:00 AM 06:00
FUTURE AFRICA (map)
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A Week of Debates on Copyright and Access to Knowledge
in Pretoria and Cape Town, South Africa from 23 - 27 January 2023

Join policymakers, academics and activists from across the continent.
Including African researchers, legal experts, and intergovernmental organisations.

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ReCreate & BlindSA March on Union Buildings

Thursday, December 10, 2020
9:00 AM 2:00 PM 09:00 14:00
The Union Buildings (map)
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Join ReCreateSA, BlindSA and other coalition members in marching on the Union buildings to demand that parliament return the Copyright Amendment and Performer Protection Amendment bills to the President, and that the President sign it.

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Picket outside the US Embassy in Pretoria

Feb

24

9:30 AM09:30

Picket outside the US Embassy in Pretoria

Monday, February 24, 2020
9:30 AM 1:00 PM 09:30 13:00
United States Embassy (map)
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Join ReCreateSA and Coalition partners to unite and DEMAND that the US stop its threats against South Africa over the Copyright Amendment and Performer Protection Amendment Bill.

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Dec

2

8:15 AM08:15

Breaking the Impasse: Copyright Indaba

Monday, December 2, 2019
8:15 AM 5:00 PM 08:15 17:00
Witwatersrand University Solomon Mahlangu House (map)
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Join Wits University, The Independent Beneficiaries forum and the Washington College of Law’s Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property at an Indaba where IP experts, academics, authors, creators and other stakeholders will debate the issues around the constitutionality of the Copyright Amendment Bill.

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Copyright Week 2019 Cape Town : Decolonising Copyright, Building our Creative & Information Economy

Aug

8

2:00 PM14:00

Copyright Week 2019 Cape Town : Decolonising Copyright, Building our Creative & Information Economy

Thursday, August 8, 2019
2:00 PM 5:00 PM 14:00 17:00
Lecture Theatre 3, Kramer Law Building, Middle Campus UCT (map)
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Cape Town Event

Recreate ZA, in partnership with Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property, Wits Library, Wiser and UCT IP Unit will be hosting a series of panel discussions on the 7th and 8th of August, at Wits and UCT respectively, titled: Decolonising Copyright, Building our Creative & Information Economy.

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Copyright Week 2019 Johannesburg : Decolonising Copyright, Building our Creative & Information Economy

Aug

7

9:00 AM09:00

Copyright Week 2019 Johannesburg : Decolonising Copyright, Building our Creative & Information Economy

Wednesday, August 7, 2019
9:00 AM 1:00 PM 09:00 13:00
Senate Room, 2nd Floor, Solomon Mahlangu House, Wits (map)
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Joburg Event

Recreate ZA, in partnership with Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property, Wits Library, Wiser and UCT IP Unit will be hosting a series of panel discussions on the 7th and 8th of August, at Wits and UCT respectively, titled: Decolonising Copyright, Building our Creative & Information Economy.

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