Intellectual Property - Revision history

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Satj: /* The management of Intellectual Property Rights */

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Satj at 15:55, 1 June 2019

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Satj at 15:53, 1 June 2019

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Satj at 15:48, 1 June 2019

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Satj at 06:57, 1 June 2019

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 "A [[royalty]] is a payment to an owner for the ongoing use of their asset or property, such as patents, copyrighted works, franchises, or natural resources. The legal owner of the property, patent, copyrighted work, or franchise receives a royalty payment from licensees or franchisees who wish to make use of it to generate revenue. In most cases, royalties are designed to compensate the owner for the asset's use, and they are legally binding.... The terms of royalty payments are laid out in a license agreement."
-= The management of [[Intellectual Property Rights]] in South Africa=
+== The management of [[Intellectual Property Rights]]==
 As shown above, both the issue of [[copyright]] and of [[performing rights]] in South Africa are covered by the [[Copyright Act, 1978]] and its various amendment acts, and are administered by the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission in the Department of Trade and Industry.

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 "A [[royalty]] is a payment to an owner for the ongoing use of their asset or property, such as patents, copyrighted works, franchises, or natural resources. The legal owner of the property, patent, copyrighted work, or franchise receives a royalty payment from licensees or franchisees who wish to make use of it to generate revenue. In most cases, royalties are designed to compensate the owner for the asset's use, and they are legally binding.... The terms of royalty payments are laid out in a license agreement."
-= The management of [[Intellectual Property Rights]]=
+= The management of [[Intellectual Property Rights]] in South Africa=
 As shown above, both the issue of [[copyright]] and of [[performing rights]] in South Africa are covered by the [[Copyright Act, 1978]] and its various amendment acts, and are administered by the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission in the Department of Trade and Industry.

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 In 1967 the Geneva-based '''[[World Intellectual Property Organization]]''' ([[WIPO]])[https://www.wipo.int/portal/en/index.html], was founded as a self-funding agency of the United Nations, to serve as the global forum for intellectual property services, policy, information and cooperation. It has 192 member states, of which South Africa is one.
 =[[Intellectual Property]] and the [[Performing arts]] in South Africa=
-Among those aspects most pertinent for theatre, film, media and the arts are:
+In South Africa [[Intellectual Property]] is covered by the [[Copyright Act, 1978]] and its various amendment acts, and administered by the '''[[Companies and Intellectual Property Commission]]'''[http://www.cipc.co.za/] in the Department of Trade and Industry and [[copyright]] protection continues for 50 years after the year in which an author dies. Where more than one author creates a work, the work remains protected as long as one of the authors is protected.
 ==Copyright==

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 [[Intellectual Property]]  is the broad legal term used to describe the products of the mind, which embrace all forms of creative expression and technological innovation. Most countries protect intellectual property with laws of [[copyright]], patents, trademarks and designs.
-The concept of intellectual property and artistic copyright was originally established internationally by the so-called  "[[Berne Convention]]", a  convention for the protection of ''literary and artistic'' works signed on September 9, 1886 (including any of its revisions over the years).
+The concept of intellectual property and artistic copyright was originally established internationally by the [[Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works]], usually known as the '''[[Berne Convention]]'''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berne_Convention], an international agreement governing copyright, which was first accepted in Berne, Switzerland, in 1886 and signed in Stockholm on September 9, 1886 (it today includes a number of revisions over the years since).
 In 1967 the Geneva-based '''[[World Intellectual Property Organization]]''' ([[WIPO]])[https://www.wipo.int/portal/en/index.html], was founded as a self-funding agency of the United Nations, to serve as the global forum for intellectual property services, policy, information and cooperation. It has 192 member states, of which South Africa is one.

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 In South Africa [[Intellectual Property]] is covered by the [[Copyright Act, 1978]] and its various amendment acts, and administered by the '''[[Companies and Intellectual Property Commission]]'''[http://www.cipc.co.za/] in the Department of Trade and Industry and [[copyright]] protection continues for 50 years after the year in which an author dies. Where more than one author creates a work, the work remains protected as long as one of the authors is protected.
-=[[Intellectual Property]] and the [[performing arts]] in South Africa=
+=[[Intellectual Property]] and the [[Performing arts]] in South Africa=
 Among those aspects most pertinent for theatre, film, media and the arts are:

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 As shown above, both the issue of [[copyright]] and of [[performing rights]] in South Africa are covered by the [[Copyright Act, 1978]] and its various amendment acts, and are administered by the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission in the Department of Trade and Industry.
-In South Africa such rights are normally handled by two related organizations, the [[South African Music Rights Organisation|Southern African Music Rights Organisation]]  ([[SAMRO]]) and the [[Dramatic, Artistic and Literary Rights Organisation]] ([[DALRO]]).
+In South Africa such rights are normally handled by two related organizations, the [[South African Music Rights Organisation|Southern African Music Rights Organisation]]  ([[SAMRO]]) and the [[Dramatic, Artistic and Literary Rights Organisation]] ([[DALRO]]).  [[South African Music Rights Organisation]]
 ''For more on these organizations and on South African practice, , see the [[ESAT]] entry on each, and/or consult their particular websites:''

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	In South Africa such rights are normally handled by two related organizations, the [[South African Music Rights Organisation\|Southern African Music Rights Organisation]] ([[SAMRO]]) and the [[Dramatic, Artistic and Literary Rights Organisation]] ([[DALRO]]).		In South Africa such rights are normally handled by two related organizations, the [[South African Music Rights Organisation\|Southern African Music Rights Organisation]] ([[SAMRO]]) and the [[Dramatic, Artistic and Literary Rights Organisation]] ([[DALRO]]).
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−	Both [[DALRO]] and [[SAMRO]] are members of the [[World Intellectual Property Organization]] ([[WIPO]])[https://www.wipo.int/portal/en/index.html], a self-funding agency of the United Nations serving as the global forum for intellectual property services, policy, information and cooperation. It has 192 member states.
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	''For more on these organizations and on South African practice, , see the [[ESAT]] entry on each, and/or consult their particular websites:''		''For more on these organizations and on South African practice, , see the [[ESAT]] entry on each, and/or consult their particular websites:''

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 ''For more on these organizations and on South African practice, , see the [[ESAT]] entry on each, and/or consult their particular websites:''
-[[DALRO]]: http://www.dalro.co.za/index.php/about-us/about-dalro
+'''[[DALRO]]''' - Website: http://www.dalro.co.za/index.php/about-us/about-dalro
-[[SAMRO]]: http://www.samro.org.za/news/articles/performing-rights-unpacked-0
+'''[[SAMRO]]''' - Website: http://www.samro.org.za/news/articles/performing-rights-unpacked-0
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