tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post1218368009419559333..comments2024-03-29T06:53:23.405+00:00Comments on The IPKat: Does South Africa want public interest considerations for copyright limitations and exceptions at the WTO?Verónica Rodríguez Arguijohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05763207846940036921noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-8513212346475002492020-02-01T07:19:28.300+00:002020-02-01T07:19:28.300+00:00@G Gilfillan: Some food for thought there...seems ...@G Gilfillan: Some food for thought there...seems the debate on the Copyright Amendment Bill has just been shifted to a new arena - the WTO. I suppose it's a "wait-and-see" situation on whether the SA President will assent to the Bill.Chijioke Okoriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00140789696700616074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-86907911878466649272020-01-31T09:57:19.251+00:002020-01-31T09:57:19.251+00:00Philosophically, a review of the passage of the Bi...Philosophically, a review of the passage of the Bills confirms that “public policy” has been and remains the prime motivator of the Bills…..not copyright law. The belated WTO Communication further attempts to secure evidence to support the “public policy” versus a “copyright law” approach. It will be awhile until the philosophies become more inclusive instead of being myopically and exclusively focused as presently. If the philosophical paradigm driving the introduction of the Bills was driven by copyright law…consideration would be on the same issues before the EU, Australia and others that must be considered for copyright law to evolve in a digital world…all of which are absent from the BillsG Gilfillanhttp://www.nisaonline.comnoreply@blogger.com