Last June an amendment to the The Copyright And Neighbouring
Rights Act, through The Written Laws (Miscellaneous Amendments)
(No.3) Act, 2019, entered into force. In addition to copyright act,
other acts have been amended, such as The Companies Act, The Films
And Stage Plays Act, among others.
The main amendments to the Copyright Act are as follows:
- Replace of the term "COURT"
to ""court means the court of competent
jurisdiction;". Since the definition of "Court" has
been expanded and not limited, it is now clear that the author will
be able to appeal to the same court in order to solve the
infringement of his copyright and seek proper compensation.
- Inclusion of the right to benefit
from re-sale;
