Source document: https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1698137963035.pdf (South Africa)
Margot Sheldon From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Friday, 09 July 2021 09:21 Andre Hermans; Tenda Madima; Margot Sheldon Yvonne Manakaza Submission on Copyright Amendment Bil Dear Mr. D. Nkosi, Chairperson – PC on Trade and Industry, I am writing in my personal capacity but am a senior librarian (Acting Deputy Director: Information Resources Distribution) at the University of South Africa, the largest distance learning institution in Africa.
I have 32 years' experience as a professional librarian and the last 10 years have served in academic libraries as a senior librarian, and now as a senior manager.

I have observed that the Copyright Act of 1978 , although meeting the needs of use and legal protection at that time, does not accommodate a changed information use and publishing space as we head into the 4th industrial revolution and its concomitant expectations of technological change.
I have been very interested in the passage (albeit 4 years) of the Bill through Parliament but am disappointed that it still has not been finalized.

As a librarian and postgraduate student, I have found the current copyright laws extremely inadequate and fair dealing very limiting.

I welcome the fair use provisions in Section 12A that will be very helpful in the digital environment.

Also, I fully support the useful provisions in Section 12 B,C and D, and Section 19 B and C of the Bill.
The provisions for libraries, archives, museums and galleries are urgently needed and will allow digital curation and a host of other functions in the digital space that are not permitted in the current law.

I am aware that many of these limitations and exceptions come from countries around the world, so I assume that they comply with international IP agreements.

I hope that South Africans can also benefit from these provisions very soon.
Thank you Surendra K Jugdav Deputy Director(Acting) : Information Resources Distribution Unisa Library: Muckleneuk Branch Adress: Unisa website: http://www.unisa.ac.za 1