United States of America

South Africa

Copyright and Related Rights

(b) Does South Africa intend to amend the Performers' Protection Act to apply it retroactively to performances which took place before its commencement, as required by Berne Article 18 as incorporated through TRIPS Article 14.6? If so, what is the expected timetable?

The Bill to amend the Performers' Protection Act currently pending before the legislature will amend Section 14 of the Act so as to make sub-section (2) provide that the Act will apply to performances which took place before the commencement of the Act in the same way as it applies to performances which took place after the commencement of the Act. This Bill is expected to pass into law before the end of the year.