Good morning there guys and how are you? Mr Linda Sibisi Project Manager/Webmaster Tel : 011 410 0131 Cell: 078 264 3605 www.kagisotownship.co.za
On Tue, Aug 18, 2015 at 9:54 AM, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > > http://medialternatives.com/2015/08/17/draft-copyright-bill-amendment-alarm/ > > On Tue, Aug 18, 2015 at 12:30 AM, Douglas Scott <[email protected] > > > wrote: > > > Hello everyone, > > > > As many of you no doubt know the Copy Right Act 1978 section 15 (3) > > < > > > https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Freedom_of_panorama#South_Africa > > > > > has been a bone of some contention for the South Africa Wikipedia > community > > for a long time now as it has effectively meant that we here in South > > Africa are denied Freedom of Panorama > > <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Freedom_of_panorama>. > > > > Last week I was fortunate enough to have attended an event organised by > Dr > > Tobias Schonwetter from UCT (and from Creative Commons South Africa) to > > discuss a suggested redrafting of the act. I am happy to say that I > feel I > > was able to make a good case to the relevant authorities from the > > Department of Trade and Industry as well as others present for the need > to > > revise the act to allow for Freedom of Panorama. I feel they were very > > sympathetic to our concerns about the need and desirability of Freedom of > > Panorama in South Africa. > > > > Now comes the hard part. We need to work on a suggested revision of > > Section 15 (3) (or Section 15 generally) to allow for Freedom of Panorama > > and we need to do it quickly as the deadline for submissions to change > the > > act is the 27th of August 2015. > > > > My suggestion is to use the Spanish or German Freedom of Panorama acts as > > guidelines for us which basically state that people are free to take > > pictures or otherwise reproduce works that are permanently found outside > on > > public ways, streets or places (e.g. squares, plazas) and to distribute > and > > publicly communicate such copies. > > > > Or as the Spanish act says: "Works permanently located in parks, streets, > > squares or other public places may be freely reproduced, distributed and > > communicated by means of paintings, drawings, photographs and audiovisual > > processes." and goes on to state that this "may not be so interpreted > that > > they could be applied in a manner capable of unreasonably prejudicing the > > legitimate interests of the author or adversely affecting the normal > > exploitation of the works to which they refer." > > > > I want to notify the community of this opportunity for us to amended the > > act as well as the progress the Chapter (Wikimedia South Africa) has made > > in possibly getting Freedom of Panorama established in South Africa. > > > > I also wanted to let you know that should you have any comments of your > own > > on the amendment of the Copy Right act of 1978 then please have a look at > > the link here > > < > > > http://saha.org.za/news/2015/August/call_for_comment_copyright_amendment_bill.htm > > > > > for more information as well as the contact details of the contact person > > at the DTI. > > > > Thanks and best regards, > > > > Douglas. > > > > -- > > Douglas Ian Scott > > 司道格 > > Skype: douglas0scott > > South African mobile number: +27 (0)79 515 8727 > > _______________________________________________ > > WikimediaZA mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaza > > > > > > -- > *David Robert Lewis* > *PO BOX 4398* > *Cape Town* > *8000* > *South Africa* > > *Mobile 082 425 1454* > *Home 021 448 0021* > *Fax **0862396815* > *Skype david.robert.lewis* > _______________________________________________ > WikimediaZA mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaza > _______________________________________________ WikimediaZA mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaza
