This blog post is in two parts: Part I deals with the procedural history that led to the Presidential Referral of the Bill and sets out an overview of the referral proceedings, and Part II deals with ...

The Copyright Amendment Bill is one of the most ambitious reforms in South Africa’s recent history and cuts across the economy, creators’ rights, and trade ...

How deep the irony that as Trump attempted a crass humiliation of South Africa’s president over the property rights of white farmers, our highest court was carefully deliberating Ramaphosa’s concerns ...

The Constitutional Court will on 21 and 22 May 2025 hear submissions relating to the constitutionality of the Copyright Amendment Bill that has been in the making since as far back as 2015.

On 1 September 2022, the Copyright Amendment Bill was passed by the National Assembly with 163 votes for and 45 votes against the Bill. There were no abstentions. The ...

The deadline for President Cyril Ramaphosa to sign the Copyright Amendment Bill into law, which would allow access to millions of visually impaired people, including ...

The Constitutional Court handed down a unanimous order in Blind SA v President of the Republic of South Africa on Wednesday, 7 May, declaring that section 19D of the Copyright Amendment Bill be read ...

Academics warned that South Africa’s Copyright Amendment Bill (CAB) and Performers Protection Amendment (PPA) Bill could irreversibly damage the creative industry ...

South African creatives unite in a powerful demonstration at Constitution Hill, fighting for the rights to fair compensation ...

The Constitutional Court will on 21 and 22 May 2025 hear submissions relating to the constitutionality of the Copyright Amendment Bill that has been in the making since as far back as 2015.The ...