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Two Bills related to the arts industry will address legacy issues: Mthethwa

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As South Africa marks Heritage Month the National Assembly has passed the Copyright Amendment Bill and the Performers Protection Amendment Bill to assist in improving the lives of those working in the creative industry.

Arts and Culture Minister Nathi Mthethwa says this will go a long way towards addressing some legacy issues like royalties for repeat programmers on television.

President Cyril Ramaphosa sent the Bills back to Parliament in 2020.

SA Guild of Actors Chair Jack Devnarain and Tony Kgoroge, actor, director and producer share more:

The Vice Chairperson of the SA Guild of Actors, Adrian Galley, outlines this bill.

“This is the second time that it has been passed by the National Assembly, so we hold thumbs that the President will sign it. Once it is signed into law, the provisions of the Bill, now going into the act, allow for the setting up of a collecting society on behalf of audio visual performers. This society will be able to enter into bilateral agreements will collecting societies around the world because actors’ loyalties are generated at the other end of the users of audio-visual material. But the defence has expressed its satisfaction on the matter and is expected to raise the issue in court.”

 

 

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