Copyright Amendment Bill, February 2019
In February 2019, the National Council of Provinces’ Select Committee on Trade and International Relations invited submissions from stakeholders to...
Copyright Amendment Bill
To amend the Copyright Act, 1978, so as to define certain words and expressions... Read More
Copyright Bill Version 4.1 1 Nov 2018
As introduced in the National Assembly ( proposed sections 75 ) and redrafted by... Read More
PASA Permission Guidelines
The objective and purpose of the PASA Permissions Guidelines (“PASAPG”) is to facilitate and efficiently streamline the process of requesting...
MEDIA STATEMENT: Rushing the Copyright Amendment Bill through Parliament will compromise SAs literary and publishing industry – 14 November 2018
A controversial Copyright Amendment Bill is on the verge of being introduced to the South African National Assembly for its...
IPA statement, 13 November 2018
"When South Africa announced its intention to review and modernize its copyright law, the original purpose was to benefit South...
Monica Seeber’s article in City Press, 11 November 2018
"The idea was to improve the law for creators – specifically for musicians, but also for authors of written works...
IAF statement, 9 November 2018
"IAF is concerned that, as it stands, the proposed reforms to the Copyright Amendment Bill would have the unintended consequences...
Copyright Amendment Bill, October 2018
In October 2018, the Portfolio Committee on Trade and Industry invited submissions from stakeholders on a closed list of new...
IFRRO statement, 24 October 2018
"The International Federation of Reproduction Rights Organisations (IFRRO), at its Annual General Meeting in Athens, strongly urges the South African...