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/4, IP/N/1/MUS/C/2

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1. Notifying Member

Notifying Member

Mauritius

On behalf of group

On behalf of other Members

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

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

related to rights holders. Its main objectives are to: (i) be compliant with the WCT and the WPPT; (ii) address the issues related to the internet and piracy; (iii) provide for protection to performers, producers of phonograms and broadcasting organisations and computer software and databases in addition to the current protection afforded to authors of artistic, literary or scientific work or of a derivative work; (iv) provide for limitations and exceptions in specific circumstances; (v) review the role and functions of the Mauritius Society of Authors (MASA) which has been replaced by the Rights Management Society; (vi) provide for quick remedies to authors, composers and other copyright holders in cases of infringements; (vii) provide for anti-circumvention measures and make provisions for ephemeral recordings. Another novelty which has been brought by the Act is the provisions for visually impaired persons. The volume of reading materials available for the visually impaired persons is less than 5%. The Act makes provisions for adaptation of works in line with the Treaty on Visually Impaired Persons which was adopted in 2013.

7. Date of entry into force

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The Act shall come into operation on the date of Proclamation (31 July 2014)

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10. Contact information of agency or authority responsible

Authority responsible for overseeing the Copyright Act is as follows: Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Arts and Culture (responsible for policy issues regarding Copyright) Right Management Society, set up under the Copyright Act 2014 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. Commissioner of Police - Policing of criminal offences regarding breach of Copyright The responsibility of Intellectual property falls under the Intellectual Property Office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs & International Trade.

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

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3. Notification status

4. Title of law or regulation

5. Nature of notification

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7. Date of entry into force

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