The Anton Mostert Chair of Intellectual Property Law at Stellenbosch University (the “Chair”) has addressed an open letter to the Minister of Trade and Industry, Rob Davies, concerning the Copyright Amendment Bill [B13-2017] (the “2017 Bill”), published by the Department of Trade and Industry (“DTI”) on 16 May 2017.
In light of the poor drafting of the 2017 Bill, and its far-reaching consequences, the Chair has urged the Minister: to extend the period within which written submissions must be made; and, to ensure that the 2017 Bill, as currently drafted, is not passed as legislation.
The Chair’s formal comments on the Bill, submitted to the Minister, are available here.
Read the open letter to the Minister here.
UPDATE: The date for submissions of comments has been extended to 30 June 2017. See here for more information.
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