{"id":150388,"date":"2020-06-29T07:38:43","date_gmt":"2020-06-29T07:38:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bnreport.com\/how-the-us-and-eu-pressured-south-africa-to-delay-copyright-reform\/"},"modified":"2020-06-29T07:38:43","modified_gmt":"2020-06-29T07:38:43","slug":"how-the-us-and-eu-pressured-south-africa-to-delay-copyright-reform","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bnreport.com\/en\/how-the-us-and-eu-pressured-south-africa-to-delay-copyright-reform\/","title":{"rendered":"How the US and EU pressured South Africa to delay copyright reform"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When South African President Cyril Ramaphosa <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thepresidency.gov.za\/press-statements\/president-refers-copyright-and-performers%E2%80%99-protection-amendment-bills-parliament\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">sent a copyright reform<\/a> back to the parliament this week, he raised constitutional concerns as a reason to delay the bill.<\/p>\n<p>But in the preceding months, the United States and the European Union \u2014 encouraged by the powerful cultural industry \u2014 had pressured him to postpone the legislation with threats of tariffs and withdrawing investment.<\/p>\n<p>While the U.S. tariff threats were out in the open, the European Commissions campaign to hold up the legislation has been exposed in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.asktheeu.org\/en\/request\/7916\/response\/26626\/attach\/12\/Gestdem%202020%202472%20REDA%20List%20of%20documents.pdf?cookie_passthrough=1\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">dozens of internal Commission documents<\/a>, obtained by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Senficon\/status\/1274046358622740481?s=20\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">former MEP Julia Reda<\/a> via access to document requests, and shared with POLITICO.<\/p>\n<p>Documents include letters from Hollywood studios, record labels and publishers urging the EUs executive branch to intervene with the South African government, as well as communications between the Commissions directorates general and missives from the EUs delegation to South Africa asking the government to delay the reform.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat [kind of unilateral pressure] is not terribly surprising from the current U.S. administration. What is surprising is that the European Commission seems to have joined in,\u201d said Andrew Rens, a copyright expert at Research ICT Africa, adding that \u201cthe U.S. has been absolutely explicit about their intentions. The European Commission has been a little more discreet.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.politico.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/iStock-1126093641-714x476.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Hollywood was expected to get involved, the surprise came when the EU also intervened | iStock<\/p>\n<p>Ramaphosas decision not to go forward with the bill highlights the sway of the cultural industry, which has opposed the reform for fear it would set a standard for the rest of the African continent. It also shows the reluctance of the African country <a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2020\/06\/19\/africa\/south-africa-gender-violence-pandemic-intl\/index.html\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">worst-hit by COVID-19<\/a> to damage trade relations with the U.S. and lose <a href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/business\/409715\/ramaphosa-sends-south-africas-controversial-copyright-laws-back-to-parliament\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">up to $2 billion<\/a> in export revenues.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[Pressure from the cultural industry has] gone as far as mobilizing the U.S. and EU trade authorities, threatening repercussions against South Africa were the reform to receive presidential assent. Clearly \u2026 these threats have proven quite effective,\u201d said the International Federation of Actors General Secretary Dominick Luquer, who expressed concerns about the delay of \u201ca long-awaited and much-needed copyright reform.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A Commission official said Brussels contribution to the debate was made \u201cin [the] spirit of collaboration and mutual respect.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Fair use and exceptions<\/h3>\n<p>It all started in September 2015, when the South African government introduced changes to the countrys copyright regime, which dated back to the 1970s and hadnt been amended since the end of apartheid. The texts, approved by the parliament, landed on the presidents desk in March 2019 for final approval.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/pmg-assets.s3-website-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/181115_Final_Version_Fourth_Proofs_CAB.pdf\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The reform<\/a> \u2014 made up of the Copyright Amendment Bill and the Performers Protection Amendment Bill \u2014 introduced the notion of \u201cfair use,\u201d a general exception to copyright for research, teaching and caricature, among others.<\/p>\n<p>The Commission was involved very early on and wrote to the government <a href=\"https:\/\/www.asktheeu.org\/en\/request\/7916\/response\/26626\/attach\/14\/Doc%204%20Ares%202015%203837518%20150916%20Comments%20from%20the%20EC%20Copyrigt%20Amdmt%20Bill%20Redacted.pdf?cookie_passthrough=1\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">in 2015,<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.asktheeu.org\/en\/request\/7916\/response\/26626\/attach\/8\/Doc%209%20ARES%202017%203250760%20Letter%20Copyright%20Amendment%20Bill%202017%20EU%20Redacted.pdf?cookie_passthrough=1\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> 2017<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.asktheeu.org\/en\/request\/7916\/response\/26627\/attach\/21\/Doc%2031a%20Ares%202019%202424119%20Attachment%20to%20ltr%20to%20NCOP%20Select%20Committee.pdf?cookie_passthrough=1\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">2019<\/a> to raise concerns about fair use and compliance with international treaties. A Commission official said the EUs executive body was not against the introduction of the fair use provision in third countries legislation but called for \u201ca balanced approach and legal certainty.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The concerns revolved around \u201cclear delineation of the scope of exceptions, the application of exceptions to commercial uses and the issue of compensation for uses under exceptions,\u201d the official added.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.regulations.gov\/document?D=USTR-2019-0020-0058\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Championed by tech companies<\/a> such as Google, fair use is usually opposed by rights holders because it allows others to use content they have created or own for free. Fair use exists in U.S. copyright law, although the reforms critics argue the South African text is much broader. European copyright rules dont include a fair use provision.<\/p>\n<p>Other disputed provisions include additional remuneration rights for authors and performers, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.re-createza.org\/legal-opinion-on-the-bill\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">supported<\/a> by some local creators but rejected by companies such as movie studios and record labels <a href=\"https:\/\/www.regulations.gov\/document?D=USTR-2019-0020-0017\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">who argue<\/a> they interfere with contractual freedom.<\/p>\n<p>The Motion Picture Association (MPA), which represents Hollywood studios and Netflix, welcomed the presidents decision. \u201cThe MPA was part of a cross-creative sector group which included publishing, music and author societies (among others), which worked closely with local creators to voice concerns transparently across many engagements with the relevant authorities,\u201d a spokesperson said, referring to <a href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/media\/336685\/major-global-film-and-music-studios-have-sent-a-letter-of-warning-to-ramaphosa-heres-what-it-said\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">an open letter<\/a> sent to Ramaphosa in August 2019.<\/p>\n<p>The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) declined to comment.<\/p>\n<h3>Tariff threats and letters<\/h3>\n<p>On Monday, Ramaphosa questioned the reforms \u201cconstitutionality\u201d and argued copyright exceptions could be in conflict with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) treaties. High-profile South Africans, including a former justice of the Constitutional Court, <a href=\"https:\/\/mg.co.za\/opinion\/2020-02-05-dear-cyril-sign-the-copyright-amendment-bill\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">argued<\/a> the bills are constitutional.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI dont think [the president] had constitutional issues, I think he was scared by the pressure from the Americans,\u201d said Christo de Klerk, who works for Blind SA and backs the reform because it includes a general copyright exception for people with disabilities. Blind SA, an NGO helping visually impaired people find jobs, <a href=\"https:\/\/blindsa.org.za\/2020\/06\/19\/blind-sa-constitutional-challenge-of-the-copyright-amendment-bill\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">filed a legal proceeding<\/a> against Ramaphosa to force him to act upon the bills, which had been waiting on his desk for over 15 months.<\/p>\n<p>In the months leading to the presidents decision not to sign the bills, tensions had escalated with both Washington and Brussels.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.politico.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/GettyImages-1157030037-714x454.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>South Africas President Cyril Ramaphosa | Phill Magakoe\/AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>In October, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) <a href=\"https:\/\/ustr.gov\/about-us\/policy-offices\/press-office\/press-releases\/2019\/october\/ustr-announces-gsp-enforcement\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">announced<\/a> a review of South Africas eligibility to trade benefits under the Generalized System of Preferences, following a petition filed by the Internationa<a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.eu\/article\/how-washington-and-brussels-pressured-south-africa-to-delay-copyright-reform\/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More \u2013 Source<\/a><br \/>\n[contf]<br \/>\n[contfnew]<br \/>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/snap.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/politico-logo.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.eu\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">politico<\/a><\/h5>\n<p>[contfnewc]<br \/>\n[contfnewc]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When South African President Cyril Ramaphosa sent a copyright reform back to the parliament this wee..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":150389,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[202],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-150388","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-finance"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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