Hello everyone,
This a last moment reminder that Wikimedia South Africa will be having its
Annual General Meeting tomorrow Sunday in Cape Town. See the details below.
- *When*: 14:00 to 17:00, *Tomorrow *Sunday the 26th November 2017
- *Where*: 6 Spin Street Restaurant (in the Tutu room at the back of
the restaurant) on the ground floor, 6 Spin Street, Cape Town City Bowl,
Cape Town.
Please let me know if you would like to attend digitally over Google
Hangout and I will add your name to the invite list. From that invite on
the Google calendar you will find a link to the Google Hangout that will
allow you to join the meeting.
Regards,
Douglas.
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Douglas Ian Scott
司道格
Skype: douglas0scott
South African mobile number: +27 (0)79 515 8727
Hi Douglas,
>From the PMG Newsletter:
PMG Monitoring Group Report on Copyright Amendment Bill
Trade and Industry 22 November 2017 - Chairperson :Ms J Fubbs
Meeting Summary:
The Parliamentary Legal Adviser provided a status report on the Copyright Amendment Bill. The Committee was advised to group policy issues together for consideration. Submissions received had to be looked at and some people might have to be called back again. The most contentious matter, which was bound to be time consuming, was that of fair use versus fair dealing. It had to be ensured that there was no conflict with the intellectual property laws and the Indigenous Knowledge Bill that was being developed. There had to be agreement about terms of reference and a panel of experts who would assist with finalising the Bill. The number of members on the Copyright Amendment Bill Panel of Experts provisionally agreed on was five. The terms of reference were adopted with amendments.
Status report on Copyright Amendment Bill
Adv Charmaine van der Merwe, Parliamentary Legal Adviser, commented that the policy issues in the |Bill had to be considered. It was a big Bill that dealt with a lot. She advised that the Committee group policy issues together. Exceptions could be looked at, including fair use versus fair dealing; general and specific exceptions; the private copying levy and freedom of panorama, which could be looked at together. Some were not contentious such as freedom of panorama, whereas others could take longer.
The Chairperson interrupted to say that she was reminded by guests that one had to be seen to be applying one’s mind. She was hearing what was being said.
Adv van der Merwe continued that fair use and fair dealing could take longer. Quite a lot of people proposed for one or for the other. Orphan works could be dealt with separately or as part of a cluster. The Committee could look at submissions and call people back again where necessary. There were groups of items that could be lumped together, such as collecting society regulation and commissioned work; and royalties assignment and the functions of the Tribunal. The latter might have to be gone through clause by clause. Another grouping could consist of technology, the Copyright Act and the circumvention device. It could be done quickly, and the same applied to moral rights. Translation and reproduction licences would have to be gone through clause by clause, as it was quite new, to see that there was no conflict with IP laws. Some progress had been made with the Indigenous Knowledge Bill so at the end of the Bill process it had to be looked at to see that there was no conflict of laws.
Discussion
Ms C Theko (ANC) remarked that the process was on track. The advice was taken about what was needed to finalise the Bill. For the process to unfold, there had to be agreement on the terms of reference and the panel of experts.
The Chairperson was of the opinion that it was not desirable for the panel to be huge. Three to five members would be sufficient. If a glitch was hit, the subcommittee could request someone to be brought on board. It might be necessary in the case of braille, for instance. Ms Theko had referred to terms of reference. It was not new, and had been adopted, but there were amendments here and there. She asked if all were agreement in principle.
Ms Theko proposed that the terms of reference be adopted with amendments. Mr DA Macpherson (DA) seconded that.
The Chairperson asked that names of proposed experts be put forward.
Ms Theko mentioned Prof Sadulla Karjiker, Adv Andre Myburgh, Adv Natasha Pather and Adv Zodwa Gumede.
The Chairperson noted that the Professor held the Anton Mostert Chair of Intellectual Property law at the Stellenbosch law faculty. There was no profile on Adv Natasha Pather and asked staff to obtain a written profile. Adv Myburgh was recommended by the Motion Pictures and Music Copyright Alliance. A profile was needed on Adv Zodwe Gumede. Adv Janice Nicholson represented libraries and education, which were important. She asked for written profiles by the following Monday.
Mr Williams advised that the Committee move forward to get proposals of names.
The Chairperson noted that it looked like there would be four or five experts. It was not to exceed five in principle. The principle of application of mind had to be respected. She agreed that the Committee
See note about freedom of panorama.
Also see case in Italy - Statue of David is in the public domain yet they have legislated on copyright infringements!!! Quite ridiculous!
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/nov/24/florence-court-puts-foot-down…
Regards
Denise
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Hello everyone,
As you may know the Wikimedia South Africa (WMZA) Annual General Meeting is
coming up in four days time. Whilst the event is open to all Wikimedia
project editors (such as Wikipedia, Commons, Meta) as well as people who
are active in open knowledge, in order to vote at the event participants
will need to be WMZA members. So the AGM is a great opportunity to sign up
as a WMZA member before the AGM.
Alternatively people are, as always, welcome to join/sign up at the AGM its
self if you are attending in person.
Here is what to do if you would like to sign up beforehand.
What I will need from you is your full name and email address and/or
username on Wikipedia. As well as proof of deposit for your membership.
Additional details such as contact deals (other than email address) and
address would be welcome but not required.
The chapter has two membership options that you can see on the chapter
website <http://wikimedia.org.za/wiki/Template:Join-Us>:
- Annual membership: R30
- Lifetime membership: R300
You can pay your membership to the banking details below:
Bank: Standard Bank
Account number: 02 011 989 5
Account name: WIKIMEDIA ZA NPC
Branch: GREENSTONE 6342
If you would like to make an additional donation then please feel free to
do so. It will be greatly appreciated by the chapter.
Best regards,
Douglas.
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Douglas Ian Scott
司道格
Skype: douglas0scott
South African mobile number: +27 (0)79 515 8727
Hello everyone,
This is a reminder that Wikimedia South Africa will be having its Annual
General Meeting in one week from now. See below for details:
- *Date:* Sunday, 26 November 2017
- *Time:* 14:00 - 17:00
- *Location:* 6 Spin Street Restaurant (in the Tutu room at the back),
ground floor, 6 Spin Street, in the Cape Town city bowl area. (next door to
the "Bread, Milk, and Honey" cafe'), Cape Town
If you would like to attend but can not or do not want to attend in person
then please let me know so I can invite you to the Google hangout video
call.
Regards,
Douglas.
--
Douglas Ian Scott
司道格
Skype: douglas0scott
South African mobile number: +27 (0)79 515 8727
Hello everyone,
This is a reminder that Wikimedia South Africa will be having its Annual
General Meeting in one week from now. See below for details:
- *Date:* Sunday, 26 November 2017
- *Time:* 14:00 - 17:00
- *Location:* 6 Spin Street Restaurant (in the Tutu room at the back),
ground floor, 6 Spin Street, in the Cape Town city bowl area. (next door to
the "Bread, Milk, and Honey" cafe'), Cape Town
You can see more details including a proposed agenda at the event page on
the Wikimedia ZA page:
http://wikimedia.org.za/wiki/Template:/Annual_General_Meeting_2017
If you would like to attend but can not or do not want to attend in person
then please let me know so I can invite you to the Google hangout video
call.
Regards,
Douglas.
--
Douglas Ian Scott
司道格
Skype: douglas0scott
South African mobile number: +27 (0)79 515 8727
Hello everyone,
This is just to let you all know that Wikimedia ZA will be hosting an
outreach Wikipedia editing event that is open to the public this Saturday,
the 4th November 2017 in Cape Town. See below for details.
- *When*: 10:00 - 16:00, Saturday the 4th November 2017
- *Where*: The American Corner, Central Library, Cnr. Parade & Darling
st, Cape Town, 8001
The event is open to all editors as well as members of the public so join
us if you want to hang out to edit Wikipedia (on any subject you want) or
would like to learn how to edit Wikipedia for the first time or would like
to help teach others how to edit Wikipedia.
If you are driving you can use the parking at the back of the library on
Buitenkant Street.
Best regards,
Douglas.
--
Douglas Ian Scott
司道格
Skype: douglas0scott
South African mobile number: +27 (0)79 515 8727