Commentary on the Copyright Amendment Bill 2017

Jooste, Cobus; Karjiker, Sadulla

Abstract

Another draft of the Copyright Amendment Bill, version B13-2017 (the “2017 Bill”), was published by the Department of Trade and Industry (“DTI”) on 16 May 2017, pursuant to a notice published approximately a year ago in the Government Gazette (Notice 799 of 2017 (GG 40121, 5 July 2016)). This draft follows the previous draft Copyright Amendment Bill published in the Government Gazette in 2015 (GG 39028, 27 July 2015) (the “2015 Bill”). The Portfolio Committee on Trade and Industry (the “Portfolio Committee”) has invited interested individuals and stakeholders to submit written comments on the 2017 Bill by 19 June 2017, and these comments are submitted in response to such invitation.

• Working Paper Type: Discussion Paper
• Online Publication Date: Jun 14, 2017
• Publication Date: Jun 14, 2017
• Deposit Date: Apr 3, 2023
• Pages: 1-47
• Keywords: copyright law
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/10607806
• Publisher URL: https://blogs.sun.ac.za/iplaw/2017/06/14/full-review-copyright-amendment-bill-2017/