South Africa: Debate Over Copyright Amendment Bill

Government Documents

• Copyright Amendment Bill [B 13B—2017]. 
•  Referral of President Cyril Matamela Ramaphosa of the Copyright Amendment Bill (CAB) [B13B – 2017] and the Performers’ Protection Amendment Bill [B24 – 2016] to the National Assembly (16 June 2020).
• Department of Trade and Industry. Copyright Review Commission Report (2011).

LETTERS AND SUBMISSIONS, RE: CHANGES TO COPYRIGHT LAW

• Creative Commons South Africa. Letter to President of South Africa. (March 26, 2020)
• Sean Flynn. Testimony to U.S. Special 301 Committee, Responding to IIPA's Request to Place South Africa on the Priority Watch List. (February 27, 2020).
• Submissions to the U.S. Trade Representative for the 2019 GSP Country Practice Review of South Africa. (January, 2020)   (13 separate submissions from Members of the User Rights Network.)
  Related:
  • Sean Flynn. Hearing statement. (January 31, 2020).
  • Sean Flynn and Peter Jaszi. Post hearing statement. (February 28, 2020).
• Comments to the South African Select Committee on Trade and International Relations (NCoP), February 2019.
• Joint comment by Global Expert Network and Creative Commons to South African Parliament, re: Copyright Amendment (2017) [B13-2017] – July 18, 2018.
  • PIJIP’ list of submissions by others (Comment period ending July 2018)
• Susannah Cowen SC, Jonathan Berger and Mehluli Nxumalo. Legal Opinion on the Copyright Amendment Bill and the Constitution. (October 13, 2019).
• Global Expert Network Submission to South African Parliament re: Copyright Amendment Act 2017 – July 7, 2017.
  • PIJIP’s list of submissions on South African Copyright Amendment Act (Comment period ending July 2017)
  • Copyright Amendment Bill (B13-2017)

Background Documents from ReCreate South Africa

• Answers to some Frequently asked questions about the Copyright Amendment bill. 
• Copyright Amendment Bill Timeline.

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