Copyright Act, 1978 (Act No. 98 of 1978)Chapter 1 : Copyright in Original Works9. Nature of copyright in sound recordings |
| (1) | Copyright in a sound recording vests the exclusive right to do or to authorise the doing of any of the following acts in the Republic: |
| (a) | Making, directly or indirectly, a record embodying the sound recording; |
| (b) | letting, or offering or exposing for hire by way of trade, directly or indirectly, a reproduction of the sound recording; |
| (c) | broadcasting the sound recording; |
| (d) | causing the sound recording to be transmitted in a diffusion service, unless that service transmits a lawful broadcast, including the sound recording, and is operated by the original broadcaster; |
| (e) | communicating the sound recording to the public. |