Copyright & A2K Issues - 8 March 2018
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Intellectual Property
SA Copyright Amendment Bill 2017 - Feedback
The Bill was on the agenda for discussion by the Portfolio Sub-Committee on Trade & Industry on 7 March 2018. It is on the agenda again for 14 March 2018. The processing of the Bill will apparently continue well into mid-2018.
Open Access, A2K & Scholarly Communication:
Association of Universities in the Netherlands launches 2018-2020 Road Map to Open Access
