Laws
Treaties
Judgments
Browse By Jurisdiction
Performers’ Protection Amendment Act, 2002 (Act No. 8 of 2002), South Africa
Back
Latest Version in WIPO Lex
Year of Version
2002
Dates
Commenced:
June 25, 2002
Published:
June 25, 2002
Assented:
June 18, 2002
Type of Text
Main IP Laws
Subject Matter
Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
Subject Matter (secondary)
Traditional Cultural Expressions
Notes
The Performers’ Protection Amendment Act 2002 makes amendments to the Performers’ Protection Act 1967 (the “Act 11 of 1967”). The Act amends Section 1 of the Act 11 of 1967 relating to the definitions of “collecting society” and “literary and artistic works”; Section 4 relating to the extension of protection of performer’s rights to performances in certain countries which are members of the World Trade Organization; Section 5 relating to the restrictions on use of performances; and Section 8 of the said Act (as amended by Section 22 of the Intellectual Property Laws Amendment Act 38 of 1997), relating to the restrictions on exceptions from prohibition against use of performances by the broadcasters without the consent of the performers.
Available Texts
Main text(s)
Main text(s)
English
Performers’ Protection Amendment Act, 2002 (Act No. 8 of 2002)
PDF
HTML
Legislation
Amends (1 text(s))
Amends (1 text(s))
WIPO Lex No.
ZA089