Copyright Amendment Bill Workshop Proceedings Report
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Date
2022
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf)
Sponsorship
Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) (South Africa)
Abstract
The genesis of the Copyright Amendment Bill was in 2009, when the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) initiated various studies and impact assessments. In July 2015, the DTI published a Draft Copyright Amendment Bill for public comment. The final 2017 version of the Bill was approved by Parliament in 2019 and it was sent to President Cyril Ramaphosa for action in terms of Section 79(1) of the Constitution. Section 79(1) states that “The President must either assent to and sign a Bill passed in terms of this Chapter or, if the President has reservations about the constitutionality of the Bill, refer it back to the National Assembly for reconsideration”. The President referred the Bill back to Parliament for review on 16 June 2020, on constitutionality issues. In response to the President’s reservations, Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Trade and Industry has invited stakeholders and other interested parties to submit written submissions on certain sections of the Bill by no later than 9 July 2021.
The current copyright law is outdated and does not address the digital environment. The Academy of Science of South Africa seeks to take into account the status of the copyright legislation and the anticipated effects of the amendment Bill on different issues and thereafter, provide recommendations to the President.
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Please cite as: Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), (2022). Copyright Amendment Bill Workshop Proceedings Report. [Online] Available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.17159/assaf.2022/0078
Please cite as: Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), (2022). Copyright Amendment Bill Workshop Proceedings Report. [Online] Available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.17159/assaf.2022/0078
Contributor ORCIDs
Gledhill, Igle
; Samtani, Sanya ; Tomaselli, Keyan ; Beiter, Klaus Subject
Copyright Amendment Bill , Fair use , Constitutional rights , Legislation , Human rights , SDG 16Citation
Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), (2022). Copyright Amendment Bill Workshop Proceedings Report. [Online] Available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.17159/assaf.2022/0078
Peer review status
Non-Peer Reviewed