Publishers’ association of south africa

PUBLISHERS’ ASSOCIATION OF SOUTH AFRICA

PICC REPORT

ON

INTELLECTUAL

PROPERTY

RIGHTS

IN THE

PRINT INDUSTRIES SECTOR



This project was funded by the Department of Arts and Culture.

May 2004

© Print Industries Cluster Council 2004

62 Queen Victoria Street

Cape Town

8001 South Africa

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Compilers:

Eve Gray (principal author)

Monica Seeber (co-author)
Done under the chairpersonship of:

Publishers’ Association of South Africa:

Lindelwe Mabandla

PASA Copyright Committee:

Brian Wafawarowa (November 2002-August 2003)

Nicol Faasen (August 2003-May 2004)

The Report is available on the PASA website:

www.publishsa.co.za/

CONTENTS
ACRONYMS 6
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 7
PREFACE 31
INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND - THE PRINT INDUSTRIES SECTOR IN SOUTH AFRICA 33

THE IMPORTANCE OF COPYRIGHT 33

THE PROFILE OF THE INDUSTRY SECTOR 34

The Print Industries Cluster Council (PICC) 34

STAKEHOLDERS IN THE PRINT INDUSTRIES SECTOR 35

The Print Industries Value Chain 35

Stakeholders 35

Rights Owners 37

Associations of Rights Owners 37

Rights Owners’ Alliances 38

Collecting Societies 38

Rights Users 39