Hello everyone,
You may know Wikimedia South Africa has been involved in copyright amendment bill advocacy work for the past eight or so years now. If you are free and interested to learn more and you are based in Cape Town we, along with many other groups, will be presenting to the Western Cape Legislature tomorrow on the issue. Wikimedia South Africa supports the Copyright Amendment bill because it contains Freedom of Panorama and Fair Use, both are copyright related legal doctrines that make editing Wikipedia easier. We are especially strong supporters of Freedom of Panorama as it will allow us to upload our own photographs of public works (such as public monuments and the facades of buildings) on to Wikimedia commons where they can then be used on Wikipedia.
To learn more about the chapter's advocacy efforts you can checkout the page on meta wiki here: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_South_Africa/Copyright_Amendment_B...
I am led to believe that this event is open to the public should you wish to attend but you are advised to come early to get a seat.
Regards,
Douglas Scott
Director
Wikimedia South Africa Website: wikimedia.org.za
Phone: (+27) 079 515 8727
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Good day,
Please find attached the schedule for oral submissions on the Copyright and Performer’s Protection Amendment Bills at the public hearing in Cape Town tomorrow, 7 March 2023. Kindly note that due to the influx of requests for oral submissions, the CT hearing has been extended. The public hearing will now take place from 17h00 to 20h30. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.
For those participating in person, please note that the venue is the Chamber, 6th Floor, Western Cape Provincial Parliament, 7 Wale Street, Cape Town.
For those participating virtually, the MS Teams invitation will be sent shortly.
*Please note* - all participants will receive the MS Teams invitation, whether you indicated that you will be attending in person or virtually. This is because all presentations must be flighted via MS Teams, even if you are presenting in the Chamber. For those attending in person, please bring along a laptop so you can flight your presentation via MS Teams. If there are any challenges with this, an official will be on standby to assist with flighting the presentations. Please also be reminded to bring along proof of identity to access the Legislature.
Kindly note that all the written and oral submissions will be included in the Committee’s Matrices of Submission, which will be sent to the DTIC for their comments. Thereafter, the Committee will hold a meeting to deliberate on the submissions and the DTIC’s response to submissions.
Kind regards,
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