Copyright and new
media
Copyright review workshop
25 April 2008

Who am I?

Don’t panic

Content licensing

What is copyright?
 Exclusive rights
 Works embodying intellectual content
 Authorise others
 Perform certain acts (for example, to exploit works
for personal gain or profit)

Is sharing caring?
 Copyright vests by default
 Copyright Act 98 of 1978
 Severely limits how content can be used without
permission
 Not conducive to Web 2.0 free luvin’

There are exemptions from
copyright infringement

There is another option ...