Events
Marches, pickets, indabas and copyright weeks.
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…
Right to Research in Africa
A Week of Debates on Copyright and Access to Knowledge in Pretoria and Cape Town, South Africa from 23 – 27 January 2023 Join policymakers, academics and activists from across the continent.…
Picket outside the US Embassy in Pretoria
Join ReCreateSA and Coalition partners to unite and DEMAND that the US stop its threats against South Africa over the Copyright Amendment and Performer Protection Amendment Bill.
ReCreate & BlindSA March on Union Buildings
Join ReCreateSA, BlindSA and other coalition members in marching on the Union buildings to demand that parliament return the Copyright Amendment and Performer Protection Amendment bills to the President, and that the…
10 Dec 2020: Creators and Communities March for Fair Copyright
10 December 2020: Creators & Communities March for Fair Copyright On the 10th December, Recreate, BlindSA and other organisations marched demanding that Parliament passes and returns the Copyright Amendment, and the Performer…
Copyright Indaba, part 4
Closing day of the Copyright Indaba — exceptions and limitations, performers’ rights, and where the two Bills should go next.
Copyright Indaba, part 1
Opening session of Breaking the Impasse: the Copyright Indaba, convened to find common ground between creators, publishers, broadcasters and users after the Bill was referred back by the President.
Copyright Indaba, part 2
Second session of the Copyright Indaba — the arguments for and against fair use, and what other countries’ experience actually shows.
Copyright Indaba, part 3
Third session of the Copyright Indaba, with responses from the floor.
Breaking the Impasse: Copyright Indaba
Join Wits University, The Independent Beneficiaries forum and the Washington College of Law’s Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property at an Indaba where IP experts, academics, authors, creators and other stakeholders…