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Blind SA and Section27 have drawn up a guide to Accessible Format Shifting, following a Constitutional Court victory last year. A Constitutional Court victory in September last year, declaring the Copyright Act unconstitutional for limiting access to reading materials in accessible formats for persons who are blind or visually impaired, has prompted Blind SA and Section27 to draw up a …

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BLIND SA and SECTION27 are celebrating the Constitutional Court’s historic judgment which confirms that the Copyright Act of 1978 is unconstitutional for limiting access to reading materials in accessible formats for persons who are blind or visually impaired. This judgment vastly and immediately improves access to books in accessible formats for people who are blind. …

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