{"id":8870,"date":"2024-04-23T08:30:19","date_gmt":"2024-04-23T08:30:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/antarcticlegacy\/?p=8870"},"modified":"2024-04-22T14:31:23","modified_gmt":"2024-04-22T14:31:23","slug":"world-book-and-copyright-day-24-april-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/antarcticlegacy\/2024\/04\/23\/world-book-and-copyright-day-24-april-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"World Book and Copyright Day 24 April 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>World Book and Copyright Day in South Africa is observed on April 23rd each year. The day presents an outstanding opportunity to revel in the country&#8217;s literary tradition and underscore the indispensable role of copyright in fostering creativity and innovation.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/antarcticlegacy\/files\/2024\/04\/authors.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8882 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/antarcticlegacy\/files\/2024\/04\/authors.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1475\" height=\"254\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/antarcticlegacy\/files\/2024\/04\/authors.jpg 1475w, https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/antarcticlegacy\/files\/2024\/04\/authors-300x52.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/antarcticlegacy\/files\/2024\/04\/authors-1024x176.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/antarcticlegacy\/files\/2024\/04\/authors-768x132.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1475px) 100vw, 1475px\" \/><\/a>Authors, compilers and editors l-r: Brian Huntley, Chris Oosthuizen, Erika Nortje, Jean Brundrit, Jess Verheul, John Cooper, Nico de Bruyn<\/p>\n<p>World Book and Copyright Day pays tribute to books and authors. More than a simple celebration, the observance serves as a call to respect and safeguard authors&#8217; rights worldwide through copyright protection. It aims to create a convergence of diverse cultures through the written word, facilitating cultural diversity and dialogue. (Below Books published by the Antarctic Legacy of South Africa)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/antarcticlegacy\/files\/2024\/04\/publications.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8885 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/antarcticlegacy\/files\/2024\/04\/publications.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1904\" height=\"396\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/antarcticlegacy\/files\/2024\/04\/publications.jpg 1904w, https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/antarcticlegacy\/files\/2024\/04\/publications-300x62.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/antarcticlegacy\/files\/2024\/04\/publications-1024x213.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/antarcticlegacy\/files\/2024\/04\/publications-768x160.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/antarcticlegacy\/files\/2024\/04\/publications-1536x319.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1904px) 100vw, 1904px\" \/><\/a>Facts about World Book and Copyright Day:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Each year, UNESCO chooses a World Book Capital. In 2024, the World Book Capital will be Strasbourg, France.<\/li>\n<li>UNESCO holds an event every year at their headquarters. Workshops for the young are conducted by booksellers, publishers and artists. The topics include illustration, bookbinding, typography, manga, and more.<\/li>\n<li>In line with South Africa&#8217;s multilingual nature, books are published in all 11 official languages. However, the dominant languages for print are English.<\/li>\n<li>Copyright for books in South Africa lasts for the author&#8217;s lifetime plus 50 years following their death. Following this period, the work enters the public domain.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>World Book and Copyright Day in South Africa is observed on April 23rd each year. The day presents an outstanding opportunity to revel in the country&#8217;s literary tradition and underscore the indispensable role of copyright in fostering creativity and innovation. Authors, compilers and editors l-r: Brian Huntley, Chris Oosthuizen, Erika Nortje, Jean Brundrit, Jess Verheul, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9816,"featured_media":8903,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10476,66190,45040],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8870","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-heritage","category-international-celebration-day","category-legacy"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/antarcticlegacy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8870","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/antarcticlegacy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/antarcticlegacy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/antarcticlegacy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9816"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/antarcticlegacy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8870"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/antarcticlegacy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8870\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8888,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/antarcticlegacy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8870\/revisions\/8888"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/antarcticlegacy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8903"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/antarcticlegacy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8870"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/antarcticlegacy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8870"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/antarcticlegacy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8870"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}