Comments of the Global Expert Network on Copyright User Rights and Creative Commons Corporation (HQ) on South Africa’s Copyright Amendment Bill (2017) [B13-2017]

We commend Parliament for its forward-looking copyright amendments that will assist South African creators and users of copyrighted works benefit from the digital age. We commend you as well for the open public process through which you have drafted the bill. We support the specific textual suggestions included in the ReCreateSA submission. We provide the following comments focusing on Section 12 of the draft Copyright Amendment Bill, and in particular the “fair use” provision in 12B.