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Background To The C/S Reader Response Project
In May 2006, the 208-page booklet The Copy/South Dossier: Issues in the economics, politics and ideology of copyright in the global South was published. Put together by members of the C/S Research Group, it contained more than 50 articles giving facts and views on the largely negative role of copyright in the global South in a variety of areas including education, libraries, cultural production, and the economy. The response to the Dossier has been mostly positive --- at least in some circles ---- and now it is YOUR TURN to give your own opinions on these and related issues.
Our research group has now opened up a new section of our website to publish the comments, criticisms, and responses of Dossier readers. We would like to receive your comments on the Dossier --- and feel free to say most anything you wish on this open access site.
But we don't want to have reader responses limited simply to the issues covered in the Dossier. Certainly we missed important issues. Likely the Dossier misunderstood others. And given the fact that we were trying to sketch out and work through complicated issues covering more than 2/3 of the world's population, we no doubt missed many particulars. Tell us and anyone in the world (who has Internet access and who visits the website) about your own particular circumstances. Or comment on other messages that are posted on the C/S reader response pages. Please concentrate on making comments and criticisms (and telling of your own experiences) that are connected to copyright-related questions in the global South. We do not want to lose the focus and have the issues diluted by discussions and debate on other matters. In any event, it is already quite a broad topic.
How To Submit Your Reader Response
1) Send your message (with your details) to: response@copysouth.org (or you can use the this Comment Form).
2) To avoid getting viruses, we prefer receiving plain text e-mails. We will then format them in a one standard style for publication/posting.
3) We will confirm receipt of all messages. Your response will be posted on the CopySouth website about seven to fourteen days after we receive it.
4) You can submit your comments in any of the following languages: English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Arabic, German, Italian, or Dutch. (We hope to add additional languages in time.) They will NOT be translated into other languages when they are posted on the website.
5) Please limit your messages to 600 words. Short messages are often more effective. And don’t think you have to compose an article as if it was for publication in a dull and wordy academic journal. Keep it lively and to the point!
6) Important note: Please include your name and your country of residence when you send in your comment. These details will, in most cases, be included in your message when it is posted on the website. However, we know that some of you work in sensitive jobs and may prefer to have ONLY your country of residence (and not your name) listed; tell us and we will respect your wishes. We will NOT include your e-mail address unless you request that we do so.
