Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights - Laws and Regulations under TRIPS Art. 63.2

Laws and Regulations under TRIPS Art. 63.2 - View details of the document

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IP/N/1/MUS/5, IP/N/1/MUS/C/3

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1. Notifying Member

Notifying Member

Mauritius

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On behalf of other Members

3. Notification status

First notification

Amendment or revision to notified legal text(s)

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Previous notification(s) referred to if known

Main dedicated intellectual property law or regulation (Main laws and regulations must be notified in a WTO language (English, French or Spanish). Where an authentic national text of a law or regulation is not available in a WTO language, the authentic text of that law or regulation in a national language shall be notified, in addition to the translation into a WTO language.)

Other law or regulation (Other laws and regulations can be notified in a Member's national language)

6. Brief description

The Copyright (Amendment) Act 2017 provides for amendments to certain sections of the main Act, i.e. the Copyright Act 2014 in order to inter alia: a) make provisions regarding phonograms in Section 10; b) increase the duration of copyright in Section 15; c) make better provisions in relation to the payment of equitable remuneration in Section 35; d) replace the words “Rights Management Society” by the words “Mauritius Society of Authors” in Section 43; and e) Repeal and replace Section 48.

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9. Other information (if applicable)

Published in the Government Gazette of Mauritius No. 110 of 23 November 2017

10. Contact information of agency or authority responsible

Contact details of Authority responsible for overseeing the Copyright Act are as follows: • Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Arts and Culture (responsible for policy issues regarding Copyright) – Tel: +230 212 5848 • Mauritius Society of Authors is responsible, inter alia, to collectively manage rights of author or other owner to authorize: - Reproduction of a work; - Translation of a work; - Adaptation, arrangement or other transformation of a work including cinematographic adaption; - Distribution to the public of the original or a fixed copy of a work; - Public performance of a work; - Broadcasting of a work; - Other forms of communication to public of a work and - Related rights – Tel: +230 467 2219 / +230 454 7931 • Commissioner of Police - Policing of criminal offences regarding breach of Copyright (Anti-Piracy Unit) – Tel: +230 211 9114 • The responsibility of Intellectual property falls under the Industrial Property Office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs & International Trade – Tel: (+230) 2085714, 2085768, 2124431, 2108917

11. Link to Legal text

https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/IP/MUS/19_5190_00_e.pdf