ACTA & Access to Learning Materials In Morocco: An Examination of How ACTA Impacts the Creation of a Moroccan Orphan Works Regime

Abstract:

This paper briefly examines the current regime of copyright law in Morocco and seeks to examine the status of orphan works in Morocco, in lieu its membership as the sole African country in the recently signed Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA). The paper concludes that Morocco can, and ought to, enact exceptions and limitations that facilitate meaningful access to orphan works in both analogue and digital formats.