A rare copyright win for the public – but a small one, only in Canada, and possibly temporary
It is extraordinary that within the copyright world it is accepted dogma that legal protections for this intellectual monopoly should always get stronger – creating a kind of…
How to update copyright: Nigeria shows the way for Africa – and the world
Too often the posts on Walled Culture are about the latest copyright madness, or new laws making copyright even worse for the digital world. Against this background, it’s…
Singapore starts making its copyright law fit for the digital world; others need to follow its example
The Walled Culture blog is principally about the ways in which outdated copyright is preventing the full potential of the digital world to be realised. As such, its…
Can Nigeria lead the way in modernising outdated copyright laws through expanded exceptions?
When people talk and write about copyright, they generally mean US or EU laws. It’s true that most recent developments in the field – notably many bad ones…