Copyright reform · South Africa
Promoting the rights ofCreators
ReCreate brings together writers, musicians, filmmakers, photographers, educators, librarians and researchers behind one demand: a Copyright Amendment Bill with fair use, real exceptions, and access to knowledge for everyone.
The archive
Seven years of campaigning, organised by category
Every part of the site is a blog category, so new work publishes straight to the front page.
8Statements
Open letters, memoranda and coalition positions — from the 2019 passage of the Bill to the 2025 National Assembly vote.
8Events
Marches, pickets, indabas and copyright weeks →
6Resources
The Bill, legal opinions, FAQs, infographics →
5News & Media
Press coverage, video and interviews →
5Newsletter
Member voices: BlindSA, SAGA, SAFREA, R2K →
4Right to Research
The African research-access programme →
4Conferences
International convenings in Cape Town & Johannesburg →
40The full archive
Every post since 2019, searchable by category and tag →
From the blog
Recent work
40 posts and counting, migrated intact from the original site.
Con-Court 2025
South African Litigation Raises The Question: Copyright in Whose Interest? The upcoming Constitutional court hearing in South Africa on the Copyright Amendment Bill has ignited a debate about whose interests can and should be…
ReCreate’s Written Submissions to the Constitutional Court, May 2025
ReCreate Action’s final written submissions to the Constitutional Court in the President’s referral of the Copyright Amendment Bill. Admitted as an amicus curiae, ReCreate argues that the Bill’s fair use provision and its exceptions…
Blog CAB: South African Litigation Raises The Question..
South African Litigation Raises The Question: Copyright in Whose Interest? The upcoming Constitutional court hearing in South Africa on the Copyright Amendment Bill has ignited a debate about whose interests can and should be…
Blog International copyright conference 2025
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE IN SOUTH AFRICA HIGHLIGHTS THE URGENCY OF COPYRIGHT REFORMS The cost of excluding billions of people in Africa and the Global South from access to knowledge could be huge for future generations.…
International Conference
Copyright and the Public Interest Africa and the Global South Conference, 2025 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE IN SOUTH AFRICA HIGHLIGHTS THE URGENCY OF COPYRIGHT REFORMS The cost of excluding billions of people in Africa and the…
Copyright and the Public Interest: Africa and the Global South Conference 2025
Hosted by ReCreate South Africa, this landmark international conference took place in Johannesburg (3 Feb) and Cape Town (6 Feb), bringing together voices from across the continent to spotlight the urgent need for copyright…
The campaign
The Copyright Amendment Bill
South Africa’s copyright law dates from 1978. The Amendment Bill would finally introduce fair use, exceptions for education, libraries and people with disabilities, and protections that let creators keep earning from their own work.
The coalition
Partners, funders and allied organisations
ReCreate works alongside universities, research units and open-knowledge organisations across Africa and the Global South.
