Copyright law of South Africa
Governs the right to control the use and distribution of artistic and creative works / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The copyright law of South Africa governs copyright, the right to control the use and distribution of artistic and creative works, in the Republic of South Africa. It is embodied in the Copyright Act, 1978 and its various amendment acts, and administered by the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission in the Department of Trade and Industry. As of March 2019 a major amendment to the law in the Copyright Amendment Bill has been approved by the South African Parliament and is awaiting signature by the President.[1][2][needs update]
South Africa is a party to the Berne Convention and the TRIPS Agreement. It has signed, but not ratified, the WIPO Copyright Treaty[3] WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty[4] and the Marrakesh Treaty.[5]