A critical examination of copyright limitations and exceptions for the visually impaired pertaining to literary works in South Africa in the local and global context

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dc.contributor.advisorTong, Lee-Annen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorKouletakis, Jade Katherineen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-11-14T19:51:15Z
dc.date.available2014-11-14T19:51:15Z
dc.date.issued2014en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThe aim of the paper will be to demonstrate that South African law, as it stands in terms of the Copyright Act, fails to provide equal access to literary works for the visually impaired community compared to the able bodied community. In failing to provide equal access, the South African government has failed to realise the theoretical justifications underpinning the law of copyright, as well as its obligations on both a national (in terms of the constitution, legislation and case law) and international level. It will then be asked what South Africa ought to do so as to better this situation by examining what the international community is doing in order to better establish an environment of equal access to literary works, specifically in terms of the recent Marrakesh Treaty, and what implications this may have for South Africa in its quest to better balance the interests of copyright users and owners in such a way that equal access is achieved.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationKouletakis, J. K. (2014). <i>A critical examination of copyright limitations and exceptions for the visually impaired pertaining to literary works in South Africa in the local and global context</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Law ,Intellectual Property Research Unit. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9625en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationKouletakis, Jade Katherine. <i>"A critical examination of copyright limitations and exceptions for the visually impaired pertaining to literary works in South Africa in the local and global context."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Law ,Intellectual Property Research Unit, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9625en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationKouletakis, J. 2014. A critical examination of copyright limitations and exceptions for the visually impaired pertaining to literary works in South Africa in the local and global context. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Kouletakis, Jade Katherine AB - The aim of the paper will be to demonstrate that South African law, as it stands in terms of the Copyright Act, fails to provide equal access to literary works for the visually impaired community compared to the able bodied community. In failing to provide equal access, the South African government has failed to realise the theoretical justifications underpinning the law of copyright, as well as its obligations on both a national (in terms of the constitution, legislation and case law) and international level. It will then be asked what South Africa ought to do so as to better this situation by examining what the international community is doing in order to better establish an environment of equal access to literary works, specifically in terms of the recent Marrakesh Treaty, and what implications this may have for South Africa in its quest to better balance the interests of copyright users and owners in such a way that equal access is achieved. DA - 2014 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2014 T1 - A critical examination of copyright limitations and exceptions for the visually impaired pertaining to literary works in South Africa in the local and global context TI - A critical examination of copyright limitations and exceptions for the visually impaired pertaining to literary works in South Africa in the local and global context UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9625 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/9625
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationKouletakis JK. A critical examination of copyright limitations and exceptions for the visually impaired pertaining to literary works in South Africa in the local and global context. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Law ,Intellectual Property Research Unit, 2014 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9625en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentIntellectual Property Research Uniten_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Lawen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.titleA critical examination of copyright limitations and exceptions for the visually impaired pertaining to literary works in South Africa in the local and global contexten_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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