Supplementary Submissions on ‘Fair Use’
In addition, PASA, in conjunction with DALRO, the Dramatic Arts and Literary Rights Organisation, sent the following supplementary submissions to elucidate existing positions and provide new information
PwC Report: The Expected Impact of the ‘Fair Use’ Provisions and Exceptions for Education in the Copyright Amendment Bill on the South African Publishing Industry
In the absence of any independent socio-economic impact and regulatory assessment by the legislator, PASA commissioned PriceWaterhouseCooper (PwC) to assess the anticipated impact of the Bill’s ‘fair use’ provisions and the copyright exceptions for education and other institutions on the South…
The Performers’ Protection Amendment Bill, 2017
The Draft Copyright Amendment Bill of 2015 aimed to revise both the Copyright Act and the Performers’ Protection Act to protect performers’ rights. In 2017, two separate bills were published for commentary: The Performers’ Protection Amendment Bill and the revised Copyright Amendment Bill. PASA…
The Draft Copyright Amendment Bill, 2015
“In summary, PASA’s view is that modernisation of copyright is desirable, but should not be rushed. The current draft Bill is ample demonstration that rushing the drafting of legislation not only leads to clerical errors but errors in design and concept, which can only lead to faulty…