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Title Access to knowledge in Africa : the role of copyright / editors, C. Armstrong ... [and others]
Published Claremont [South Africa] : UCT Press, 2010

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Description 1 electronic resource (xvii, 366 pages)
Contents 1. Introduction. The importance of improving African education systems -- Connecting education with perspectives on copyright -- Existing research on copyright and education -- The ACA2K research project -- Research objectives -- Research methods, project design, monitoring -- ACA2K and gender -- Research results -- Egypt. Background -- Doctrinal analysis -- Qualitative analysis -- Conclusions and recommendations -- 3. Ghana. Background -- Doctrinal analysis -- Qualitative analysis -- Conclusions and recommendations -- 4. Kenya. Background -- Doctrinal analysis -- Qualitative analysis -- Conclusions and recommendations -- 5. Morocco. Background -- Doctrinal analysis -- Qualitative analysis -- Conclusions and recommendations -- 6. Mozambique. Background -- Doctrinal analysis -- Qualitative analysis -- Conclusions and recommendations -- 7. Senegal. Background -- Doctrinal analysis -- Qualitative analysis -- Conclusions and recommendations -- 8. South Africa. Background -- Doctrinal analysis -- Qualitative analysis -- Conclusions and recommendations -- 9. Uganda. Background -- Doctrinal analysis -- Qualitative analysis -- Conclusions and recommendations -- 10. Summary and conclusions. Introduction -- Doctrinal research findings -- Qualitative research findings -- Copyright and education in Africa: the road ahead
Summary Even those who consider themselves experts on IP will benefit immensely from this book and the broader ACA2K project's work.Sisule Musungu, President of IQsensato, GenevaThe emergence of the Internet and the digital world has changed the way people access, produce and share information and knowledge. Yet people in Africa face challenges in accessing scholarly publications, journals and learning materials in general. At the heart of these challenges, and solutions to them, is copyright, the branch of intellectual property rights that covers written and related works. This book gives the reader
Notes "Published in association with the International Development Research Centre, the Shuttleworth Foundation and the LINK Centre, Graduate School of Public and Development Management (P&DM), University of the Witwatersrand."
"This book is a result of an international and interdisciplinary research project known as the African Copyright and Access to Knowledge (ACA2K) project"--Acknowledgments
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes This work is licensed under a Creative Commons license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/nc-sa/4.0/legalcode
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Subject Education Africa (Organization)
SUBJECT Education Africa (Organization) fast (OCoLC)fst01758408
Subject Copyright -- Africa
Intellectual property -- Africa
Copyright law
LAW -- Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice.
Copyright.
Intellectual property.
Africa.
Form Electronic book
Author Armstrong, C. (Chris), 1965-
LC no. 2019666725
ISBN 9781552504901
1552504905