“Some progress has been made on the legislative front in terms of South Africa’s journey to amend its copyright statute. On Friday last week (10 June 2022), South Africa’s Portfolio Committee on Trade and Industry adopted its report on the Copyright Amendment Bill (CAB) and the Performers’ Protection Amendment Bill and approved both bills for second reading. This opens the way for the next step in the reform process: the Second Reading of the Bill where the Bill is debated and voted on at a sitting of the National Assembly. If a majority of the National Assembly votes in favour, the Bill is passed …” (more)
[Chijioke Okorie, The IPKat, 15 June]
First posted 2022-06-15 15:00:50
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