South African Institute for Drug Free Sport Act, 1997
R 385
Registration of Copyright in Cinematograph Films Act, 1977 (Act No. 62 of 1977)Assignment and Transmission23. Registration of assignments and transmissions |
| (1) | Where a person becomes entitled by assignment or transmission to the copyright in a cinematograph film, he shall make application on the form prescribed to the Registrar to register his title, and the Registrar shall on receipt of the application together with the fee prescribed and of proof of title to his satisfaction, register him as the owner of that copyright and shall cause particulars of the assignment or transmission to be entered in the register. |
| (2) | Every application to register an assignment or transmission in terms of subsection (1), shall recite the effective date of such assignment or transmission, as the case may be. |
| (3) | Any decision of the Registrar under this section shall be subject to appeal to the court. |
| (4) | Except for the purposes of an appeal under this section or of an application under section 17, a document or instrument in respect of which no entry has been made in the register in accordance with the provisions of subsection (1) of this section, shall not be admitted in evidence in any court in proof of the title to copyright in a cinematograph film by virtue of any assignment or transmission, unless the court otherwise directs. |
