Global film companies urge Cyril Ramaphosa not to sign controversial copyright bill
Amendment bills would undermine SA’s creative communities if signed into law, organisations argue
Global producers and distributors of films and television programmes such as Walt Disney Studios, Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures, Universal City Studios and Warner Bros have called on President Cyril Ramaphosa not to sign the contentious Copyright Amendment Bill in its current form.
They said the bill, if signed into law, would fall foul of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) copyright treaty, which emphasises the significance of copyright protection as an incentive for literary and artistic creation. The treaty aims to extend coverage of copyright and the protection of intellectual property to the internet and digital environment. ..
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