On 14 May the French Publishers Association (SNE) welcomed the judgement of the 15th Chamber of Appeal of the Nanterre Judicial Court, in their case against the now closed website Team Alexandriz. The Court convicted 9 of the 12 defendants for infringement, retaining the aggravating circumstance of being an organized group.
On May 14, the Copyright Coalition of South Africa welcomed the decision by the National Assembly’s Portfolio Committee on trade, industry and competition that a more wholesome process to review the copyright bill is needed.
Important copyright developments happened in three different areas in Canada this month – a consultation, a site-blocking case, and a hearing in the Access Copyright vs York University case.
On May 7th, the Korean Publishers Association published a press release announcing IPA’s support to Korean publishers on copyright policy as a bill sits before parliament.
Happy International Literacy Day!
SDG Publishers Compact hits its first 100 signatories.
