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Act
To amend the Copyright Act, 1978, so as to provide that the exclusive licensee and the exclusive sub-licensee shall have the same rights of action and be entitled to the same legal remedies as the owner of the copyright; and to provide that their rights of action and legal remedies shall be concurrent with those of such owner.
(Afrikaans text signed by the State President.)
(Assented to 9 April 1986.)
Be it enacted by the State President and the Parliament of the Republic of South Africa, as follows:―
1. The following section is hereby substituted for section 25 of the Copyright Act, 1978:
| “Rights of action and remedies of exclusive licensee and exclusive sub-licensee. | 25. [The exclusive licensee shall have the same rights of action and be entitled to the same remedies as if the license had been an assignment.] An exclusive licensee and an exclusive sub-licensee shall have the same rights of action and be entitled to the same remedies as if the license were an assignment, and those rights and remedies shall be concurrent with the rights and remedies of the owner of the copyright under which the licence and sub-licence were granted.”. |
2. This Act shall be called the Copyright Amendment Act, 1986.
