”If this thing goes through, why would authors then vote for the ANC? Why would they vote for the ruling party if this thing goes through? It is literally taking the food from their mouths,” says Elinor Sisulu.
The author of Walter & Albertina Sisulu: In our lifetime is one of many in South Africa and globally who are concerned that the Copyright Amendment Bill will be passed by the National Assembly this week.
The bill, which was introduced to Parliament by the Department of Trade and Industry in 2017, attempts to modernise South Africa’s copyright laws since 1978. However, many have argued that it is actually weakening copyrights.
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