Access to Knowledge in Africa The Role of Copyright

by Armstrong, Chris; De Beer, Jeremy; Musungu, Sisule; Fourati, Khaled

• ISBN13: 9781919895451
• ISBN10: 1919895450
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-07-01
• Publisher: University of Cape Town Press

Summary

This book gives the reader an understanding of the legal and practical issues posed by copyright for access to learning materials in Africa, and identifies the relevant lessons, best policies and best practices that would broaden and deepen this access.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. vii
About the contributors	p. xi
Foreword	p. xiii
Acronyms	p. xv
Introduction	p. 1
The importance of improving African education systems	p. 1
Connecting education with perspectives on copyright	p. 3
Existing research on copyright and education	p. 5
The ACA2K research project	p. 6
Research objectives	p. 7
Research methods, project design, monitoring	p. 8
ACA2K and gender	p. 14
Research results	p. 17
Egypt	p. 22
Background	p. 22
Doctrinal analysis	p. 26
Qualitative analysis	p. 41
Conclusions and recommendations	p. 50
Ghana	p. 57
Background	p. 57
Doctrinal analysis	p. 60
Qualitative analysis	p. 69
Conclusions and recommendations	p. 78
Kenya	p. 83
Background	p. 83
Doctrinal analysis	p. 86
Qualitative analysis	p. 104
Gender-specific findings	p. 114
Conclusions and recommendations	p. 118
Morocco	p. 126
Background	p. 126
Doctrinal analysis	p. 131
Qualitative analysis	p. 146
Conclusions and recommendations	p. 154
Mozambique	p. 162
Background	p. 162
Doctrinal analysis	p. 168
Qualitative analysis	p. 182
Conclusions and recommendations	p. 192
Senegal	p. 200
Background	p. 200
Doctrinal analysis	p. 206
Qualitative analysis	p. 217
Conclusions and recommendations	p. 225
South Africa	p. 231
Background	p. 231
Doctrinal analysis	p. 235
Qualitative analysis	p. 252
Conclusions and recommendations	p. 268
Uganda	p. 281
Background	p. 281
Doctrinal analysis	p. 283
Qualitative analysis	p. 293
Conclusions and recommendations	p. 309
Summary and conclusions	p. 317
Introduction	p. 317
Doctrinal research findings	p. 317
Qualitative research findings	p. 331
Copyright and education in Africa: the road ahead	p. 340
Afterword	p. 354
Index	p. 357
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