Stamp Duties Act, 1968 (Act 77 of 1968)
R 385
Copyright Act, 1978 (Act No. 98 of 1978)Chapter 2 : Infringements of Copyright and Remedies25. Rights of action and remedies of exclusive licensee and exclusive sub-licensee |
| (1) | 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 licence 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) | Before an exclusive licensee or sub-licensee institutes proceedings under subsection (1), he or she shall give notice in writing to the owner of the copyright concerned of the intention to do so, and the owner may intervene in such proceedings and recover any damages he or she may have suffered as a result of the infringement concerned or a reasonable royalty to which he or she may be entitled. |
