In this article dick kawooya1 presents the recently published book access to knowledge in africa the role of copyright the international interdisciplinary research project known as african copyright and access to knowledge aca2k started in 2008 with support from the international development research centre idrc of canada and the shuttleworth foundation of south africa its primary objective was to examine the impact of copyright on access to knowledge in africa as a response to the . Access to knowledge in africa the role of copyright first published 2010 by uct press an imprint of juta and company ltd 1st floor sunclare building 21 dreyer street claremont 7708 c 2010 uct press this work is licensed under the creative commons attribution noncommercial share alike 25 south africa license to view a copy of this licence visit http creativecommonsorg licenses by. The emergence of the internet and the digital world has changed the way people access produce and share information and knowledge yet people in africa face challenges in accessing scholarly publications journals and learning materials in general at the heart of these challenges and solutions to them is copyright the branch of intellectual property rights that covers written and related works. It has become a commonplace that we now live in a global information society which more thoughtful analysis has suggested leads to a divide between the informa. The emergence of the internet and the digital world has changed the way people access produce and share information and knowledge yet people in africa face challenges in accessing scholarly publications journals and learning materials in general at the heart of these challenges and solutions to them is copyright the branch of