Trade and Industry Committee Calls for Comments on Additional Clauses on Performers’ Protection Amendment Bill

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Parliament, Wednesday, 17 October 2018 – Parliament's Portfolio Committee on Trade and Industry today called for comments on additional clauses with respect to the Performers’ Protection Amendment Bill.

Committee Chairperson, Ms Joanmariae Fubbs, said the clauses on which further comments are requested are:

  1.  (Clause 1(b)) – The deletion of the definition of “broadcast”.
  2. (Clause 1(c)) - The deletion of the definition of “cinematograph film”.
  3. (Clause 1(e)) - The deletion of the definition of “fixation”.
  4. (Clause 1(f)) - The substitution of the definition of “performance”.
  5. (Clause 1(h)) - The new definition of “producer”.
  6. (Clause 1(j)) - The new definition of “sound recording”.
  7. (Clause 2 – Section 3(4)(a) and (g)) – The provision for royalties or equitable remuneration.
  8. (Clause 2 – Section 3(4)(h)) – The distribution right.
  9. (Clause 3 – Section 3A(3)(a) and (b)) – The requirement for the agreement to be subject to standard terms and conditions in (a), and minimum content in (b).
  10. (Clause 3 – Section 3B(2)) – Making the equal remuneration subject to a contract.
  11. (Clause 4 – section 5(a)(vii) – Distribution right.
  12. (Clause 4(c) – Section 5(1)(1A) and (1B)) – New process regarding recording and reporting and providing for an offence in this regard.
  13. (Clause 6, section 8D(3) and (4) – Regulations.
  14. (Clause 7 – Section 8E to 8H) – Prohibited conduct in respect of technological protection measures.
  15. Clause 8 – Section 9 Offences.
  16. (Clause 9) – Amendment to certain expressions in Act 11 of 1967.
  17. (Clause 10) – Transitional provisions.

Interested individuals and groups can forward written submissions on the additional clauses on the Bill to the committee by no later than Wednesday, 31 October 2018. The committee will consider these comments during it deliberations on the Bill.

Written submissions should be forwarded to Mr André Hermans and Mr Tenda Madima, Committee Secretaries, via email at ahermans@parliament.gov.za or tmadima@parliament.gov.za respectively.  Please find the link to the Bill: https://tinyurl.com/ycc5d8sd

ISSUED BY THE PARLIAMENTARY COMMUNICATION SERVICES ON BEHALF OF THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON TRADE AND INDUSTRY, JOANMARIAE FUBBS.

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