Remind me again, what is version B? On Oct 12, 2017 2:41 PM, "Douglas Scott" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hello everyone, FYI regarding the Copyright Amendment bill we are trying > to get Freedom of Panorama included in. > > > > *ANC Legal Research Group’s Workshop* on Copyright Amendment Bill on > *Saturday > 14 October 2017* from *9-11am* will be on *SAFM *and Channel 404 on DSTV. > Public can phone in with questions on 011-5358180 <011%20535%208180>. It > will be streamed live on SABCNEWS.COM. Dr. Owen Dean and Prof. Karijker > from Stellenbosch University’s IP Unit will be speaking and then 3 other > people after them. > > > > *Legislation: Reworked Copyright Bill nears completion* > > Publish date: 11 October 2017 > > Issue Number: 4324 > > Diary: Legalbrief Today > > > > As work on redrafting the Copyright Amendment Bill gathers momentum, ‘more > and more questions’ are surfacing according to parliamentary legal adviser > Charmaine van der Merwe – who has nevertheless confirmed that ‘no policy > changes’ have been made, reports Pam Saxby for Legalbrief Policy Watch. > Where a policy decision is required, the provisions concerned have been > flagged in a version of the Bill Van der Merwe believes will rectify all > technical errors, inconsistencies and repetitive clauses identified during > May’s public hearings. Only then will matters of policy be tackled by the > National Assembly’s Trade and Industry Committee. > > Briefing committee members yesterday, Van der Merwe said that – while > certain ‘phrases’ still need to be clarified – she is confident that the > Bill’s ‘B’ version will make the Act far easier to understand from a > technical perspective, once the amendments envisaged have been promulgated > and incorporated. Although no timeframe was given for the completion of the > reworked Bill and no discussion took place, committee chair Joan Fubbs > expressed hope that the remainder of the drafting process will not take > ‘too much longer’. > > > > This communication is intended for the addressee only. It is > confidential. If you have received this communication in error, please > notify us immediately and destroy the original message. You may not > copy or disseminate this communication without the permission of the > University. Only authorised signatories are competent to enter into > agreements on behalf of the University and recipients are thus advised > that the content of this message may not be legally binding on the > University and may contain the personal views and opinions of the > author, which are not necessarily the views and opinions of The > University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. All agreements between > the University and outsiders are subject to South African Law unless > the University agrees in writing to the contrary. > > > > > -- > Douglas Ian Scott > 司道格 > Skype: douglas0scott > South African mobile number: +27 (0)79 515 8727 > _______________________________________________ > WikimediaZA mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaza > To unsubscribe, send an email to WikimediaZA-unsubscribe@lists. > wikimedia.org _______________________________________________ WikimediaZA mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaza To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected]
