Book review: Conceptualizing Copyright Exceptions in China and South Africa

In her latest book, ‘Conceptualizing Copyright Exceptions in China and South Africa’,Jia Wangprovides a detailed comparative study of copyright exceptions in the context of research and education specifically. The book starts with a discussion of the international framework for copyright exceptions, and then compares it with the laws of national countries, especially China and South Africa, to assess the extent to which, in today’s digital age, national copyright laws uphold their international agreements in this area. For its treatment of the relevant law of China and South Africa alone, the book is a welcome contribution to the field of comparative copyright law, as accessible in-depth material on developing countries tends to be sparse.  As noted, Wang’s analysis considers the practical and legal impact of digital technologies and the internet on research and education on developing countries (Chapter 4). The discussion on this issue notably…

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