Sanctions unlikely as US reviews SA’s copyright laws
Proposed amendments to copyright legislation has US officials examining SA’s eligibility under the Generalised System of Preferences
A diplomatic spat between the US and SA over SA’s copyright laws came to a head on Friday at a public hearing in Washington. The hearing, attended by senior US and SA officials as well as academics and business representatives, is part of the US trade representative’s (USTR’s (https://webmail.timesmedia.co.za/owa/redir.aspx?REF=vUlGoVTxEQfbhUm3fseemGbZVqwqilFqPmhhXpPim98rhDC506fXCAFodHRwczovL3VzdHIuZ292L2lzc3VlLWFyZWFzL3RyYWRlLWRldmVsb3BtZW50L3ByZWZlcmVuY2UtcHJvZ3JhbXMvZ2VuZXJhbGl6ZWQtc3lzdGVtLXByZWZlcmVuY2UtZ3Nw)) review (https://webmail.timesmedia.co.za/owa/redir.aspx?REF=zsovn85ZSYXuDUbxLwZ9oP43IV0w6za8zznDtdWR8YUrhDC506fXCAFodHRwczovL3VzdHIuZ292L2Fib3V0LXVzL3BvbGljeS1vZmZpY2VzL3ByZXNzLW9mZmljZS9wcmVzcy1yZWxlYXNlcy8yMDE5L29jdG9iZXIvdXN0ci1hbm5vdW5jZXMtZ3NwLWVuZm9yY2VtZW50) of SA’s eligibility under the Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) (https://webmail.timesmedia.co.za/owa/redir.aspx?REF=vUlGoVTxEQfbhUm3fseemGbZVqwqilFqPmhhXpPim98rhDC506fXCAFodHRwczovL3VzdHIuZ292L2lzc3VlLWF...
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