Copyright bill means expropriating creativity without compensation
Forget ‘decolonisation’ — unlicensed use of work will prevent creators from enforcing their rights
15 August 2019 - 05:05
Authors write to be read. They support the free flow of information. That does not mean they will necessarily support the flow of their work for free, because authors, like everyone else, like to be paid for their labour.
While claiming “creators’ rights”, ReCreate campaigns, with Google’s support, for unlicensed usage of creators’ works (“Copyright bill gives SA creators their due”, July 15). In reality, this will prevent creators from enforcing their rights and will remove creators’ ability to be remunerated for their work...
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