This is an application for confirmation of an order granted by the High Court of South Africa, Gauteng Division, Pretoria (High Court), declaring the Copyright Act unconstitutional, to the extent that it: (a) limits and/or prevents persons with visual and print disabilities from accessing works under copyright that persons without such disabilities are able to access; and (b) does not include provisions designed to ensure that persons with visual and print disabilities are able to access works under copyright in the manner contemplated by the Marrakesh Treaty.

The application was brought in terms of section 172(2)(d) of the Constitution, read with section 15(1)(b) of the Superior Courts Act[3] and rule 16(4) of this Court’s Rules.