Following its comprehensive review and comments submitted on the various versions of the Copyright Amendment Bill and the Performers’ Protection Amendment Bill, the Chair of IP law has again submitted comments on the Bills. These comments are submitted pursuant to the invitation extended by the Select Committee on Trade and Industry, Economic Development, Small Business […]
Following its comprehensive review and comments submitted on the various versions of the Copyright Amendment Bill and the Performers’ Protection Amendment Bill, the Chair of IP law has again submitted comments on the Bills. These comments are submitted pursuant to the invitation extended by the Western Cape Provincial Parliament’s Standing Committee on Finance, Economic Opportunities […]
The Chair has made written comments and representations on the draft Regulations relating to the Protection, Promotion, Development and Management of Indigenous Knowledge, pursuant to the invitation extended by the Minister of Science and Innovation on the publication of the “Regulations relating to the Protection, Promotion, Development and Management of Indigenous Knowledge Systems” (the “Draft […]
Following its comprehensive review and comments submitted on the various versions of the Copyright Amendment Bill (2015, 2017, 2018 and 2021), the Chair of IP law has again submitted comments specifically pertaining to additional definitions and clauses in the Amendment Bill. The full text of the Chair’s comments is available for download here. Download comments
Following its comprehensive review and comments submitted on the 2015, 2017 and 2018 versions of the Copyright Amendment Bill, the Chair of IP law has again submitted comments specifically pertaining to the copyright exceptions in the Amendment Bill. The full text of the Chair’s comments is available for download here. Download comments
INTRODUCTION The New Shorter Oxford English Dictionary gives the following as a meaning of the word “friend”: “A person who wishes another, a cause etc., well; a sympathizer, helper, patron…” Carole King, the famous songwriter/performer, gives a good description of the characteristics of a friend in her iconic song, You’ve Got a Friend. The drafters […]
Following its comprehensive review and comments submitted on the 2015 and 2017 versions of the Copyright Amendment Bill, the Chair of IP law has again submitted comments on the 2018 version. The full text of the Chair’s comments, authored by Proff Sadulla Karjiker and Owen Dean, is available for download here. Download written comments
The Chair of IP Law has submitted its commentary on the 2017 Copyright Amendment Bill, version B13-2017, published by the Department of Trade and Industry on 16 May 2017, pursuant to Government Gazette (Notice 799 of 2017 (GG 40121, 5 July 2016). The full text of the Chair’s comments, drafted by Prof Sadulla Karjiker and […]
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 […]
Prof Karjiker’s comments on the draft the Performers’ Protection Amendment Bill [B24-2016] (the “Amendment Bill”), are submitted to the Portfolio Committee on Trade and Industry (the “Portfolio Committee”) pursuant to the invitation of the Portfolio Committee. These comments will focus on the interaction between the Performer’s Protection Act 11 of 1967 (the “Principal Act”) and the […]
