New Organization Formed In South Africa To Promote The Rights Of Creators And Support Intelligent Copyright Reform

New Organization Formed In South Africa To Promote The Rights Of Creators And Support Intelligent Copyright Reform

6 years ago
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Over the years, Techdirt has written about some pretty bad stuff happening in South Africa on the copyright front. For example, there was the Business Software Alliance using made-up figures in an attempt to revise copyright law in its favor. The South African music rights organization tried to put public domain works under copyright. And -- most insane of all -- the South African recording industry association ran a stupid "anti-piracy" campaign called "Shoot the Pirate", which resulted in actual violence. So it makes a pleasant change to report on some good news from the country. A new organization of creators has been formed to press for a more balanced copyright system in South Africa. They call themselves ReCreate, although apparently the group has no connection with the similar US organization Re:Create. Here are the South African ReCreate's basic principles:

ReCreate exists to promote the interests of South African creatives with regards to copyright legislation.