Monthly Archives: July 2021

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Comments on the Copyright Amendment Bill

PEN Afrikaans welcomes the revision of the Copyright Act but implores the legislature to consider the impact of the proposed provisions on the creative industries that authors are dependent on. It is our opinion that the Bill, as it stands, does not pass muster on constitutional compliance, legal certainty, and on truly protecting and enhancing the interests of authors whose livelihood depends on the ability to commercialise their work.

Nuusbrief: Julie 2021

Oor: Die Wet op die Beskerming van Persoonlike Inligting; Voorleggings ingewag: Wysigingswetsontwerp op Outeursreg; Insette gevra: hersiening van taalbeleid by die Universiteit Stellenbosch; Skrywersonderhoude: Jakes Gerwel Stigting en PEN Afrikaans Skrywersresidensie; Inskrywings ingewag: Aanlyn skryfkursus met Marita van der Vyver en Jolyn Phillips; Podsending: Aanlyn resensiekursus 2020; Algemene jaarvergadering 2021: Verkiesing van nuwe bestuur; Welkom aan nuwe lede; Maandelikse resensie-oorsig; Nuwe Afrikaanse boeke in Julie 2021.