Performers' Protection Act, 1967 (Act No. 11 of 1967)10. Damages or interdict for infringement of performers' rights |
Any person who infringes the rights of any performer may be sued in any court of law by such performer for—
| (a) | an amount not exceeding the amount determined by the Minister from time to time by notice in the Gazette, and such court may, without proof of any damages and in addition to the costs of the action, award as damages such amount, not exceeding the said amount, as may in the circumstances of the case appear to it to be reasonable; or |
[Paragraph (a) substituted by section 24 of Act No. 38 of 1997]
| (b) | damages or an interdict or for both damages and an interdict, and such court may, in addition to the costs of the action, award such damages as may appear to it to have been suffered by the performer, or award as damages such amount as it may determine in terms of paragraph (a), or grant an interdict or both award damages and grant an interdict. |