Sean Flynn, infojustice.org; Drama in South Africa Leads to Passing Fair Use
"It was a day of copyright drama in the South African Parliament on the anniversary of Nelson Mandela’s passing...
After passing a new performers protection bill, more MPs from the ANC
were whipped to join the chamber and the Copyright Amendment Bill was
passed on a second vote.
The process is far from over. Now the bill must pass through the National Council of Provinces and then return to the National Assembly
to rectify any changes before being signed into law by the
President. But the passage was a major victory for those in South
Africa who have been working for over 20 years to update its user rights
and other provisions."
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