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IP/N/1/MUS/5, IP/N/1/MUS/C/3
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1. Notifying Member
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Mauritius
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2. Subject matter
Copyright and related rights
Enforcement
Industrial property (general)
Geographical indications
Industrial designs
Layout-designs (topographies) of integrated circuits
Patents (including plant variety protection)
Trademarks
Undisclosed information
Other
3. Notification status
First notification
Amendment or revision to notified legal text(s)
Replacement or consolidation of legal text(s)
Previous notification(s) referred to if known
Uncertain
THE COPYRIGHT (AMENDMENT) ACT 2017 (IP/N/1/MUS/5, IP/N/1/MUS/C/3 - 25/09/2019)
The Copyright Act 2014 (IP/N/1/MUS/C/2, IP/N/1/MUS/4 - 18/08/2015)
Copyright Act 1997 (IP/N/1/MUS/C/1 - 17/07/2002)
The Police Act of 1982 (IP/N/1/MUS/3 - 29/04/2008)
The Criminal Code Act (IP/N/1/MUS/3 - 29/04/2008)
The Patents. Industrial Designs & Trademarks Regulations 2004 (IP/N/1/MUS/3 - 29/04/2008)
The Patents, Industrial Designs & Trade Marks Act 2002, Act No. 25 of 2002 (IP/N/1/MUS/3 - 29/04/2008)
The Geographical Indications Act 2002, Act Nº 23 of 2002 (IP/N/1/MUS/G/2 - 26/05/2003)
The Patents, Industrial Designs and Trademarks Act 2002, Act Nº 25 of 2002 (IP/N/1/MUS/I/3 - 26/05/2003)
The Protection Against Unfair Competition Practices (Industrial Property Rights) Act 2002, Act Nº 22 of 2002 (IP/N/1/MUS/I/4 - 26/05/2003)
The Layout-Designs (Topographies) of Integrated Circuits Act 2002, Act Nº 24 of 2002 (IP/N/1/MUS/L/2 - 26/05/2003)
Patents, Industrial Designs and Trademarks Bill of 2000 (IP/N/1/MUS/I/1 - 19/03/2002)
Layout-Designs (Topographies) of Integrated Circuits Bill of 2000 (IP/N/1/MUS/L/1 - 19/03/2002)
Geographical Indications Bill of 2000 (IP/N/1/MUS/G/1 - 18/03/2002)
Protection Against Unfair Competition Practices Bill of 2000 (IP/N/1/MUS/I/2 - 18/03/2002)
4. Title of law or regulation
THE COPYRIGHT (AMENDMENT) ACT 2017
5. Nature of notification
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.
7. Date of entry into force
Date of entry into force (DD/MM/YYYY)
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(except for Section 8)
8. Other date
Adoption, or
Enactment, or
Publication, or
Issuance by legislature or executive
None
DD/MM/YYYY
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
12. Notes
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