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F: Some notable organisations actively supporting the Copyright Amendment bill:
Name	Status	Industry	Stated reason for being against the bill.
Wikimedia South Africa (WMZA)	Non-profit membership organisation	Free knowledge	In favour of Freedom of Panorama and Fair Use; all included in the bill.
ReCreate South Africa	Umbrella organisation	multiple	Collective organisation representing a broad group of creators that are in favour of bill and fair use in particular. Some support easier access for libraries and study, some for reuse for public benefit purposes like documentary film makers, others support elements in the bill that expand royalty rights for actors and artists.
Blind South Africa (BlindSA)	Non-profit membership organisation	Community interests	Support the bill's copyright exception for the blind community to reprint books in braille and its alignment with the Marrakesh treaty for the blind allowing access to content for the disabled.
Library and Information Association of SA (LIASA)	Non-profit membership organisation	Education	Supports copyright exception for libraries to copy material for archiving, public access to library books, and public benefit.
Southern African Research Universities Association (SARUA)	Academic	Law	Supports fair use.
South African Guild of Actors (SAGA)	Trade union	Entertainment	Supports expanded royalty rights for actors and artists contained in the bill.
South African Democratic Teachers Union (SADTU)	Trade union	Education	Supports copyright exceptions for educational purposes contained in the bill.
Wikimedia Foundation	Non-profit foundation	Free knowledge	In favour of Freedom of Panorama and Fair Use; all included in the bill.
Right2Know (R2K)	Public advocacy organisation	Transparency	Supports copyright exceptions for educational, research, and government transparency purposes contained in the bill.
Section27	Public advocacy organisation	Human rights	Supports copyright exceptions for educational purposes contained in the bill.
University of Cape Town Intellectual Property Unit (UCTIP)	Academic	Law	Supports Fair Use.