The Writers Guild of South Africa will be hosting a series of webinars powered by the NFVF. To register for these free sessions, please click here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf3bqyJzz9bl6IB79ALj_LLsBJq3pNPlo3Vy41sb_FVVtRGEg/viewform
The full programme is as follows:
IP and the Copyright Amendment Bill
Date and Time: 18 November 2020 14h00-16h00
Moderator/Facilitator: Theoline Maphutha
Speaker/s: Collen Dlamini (CCSA) & Phumla Nobantu (Mfeka Attorneys)
Writers’ Rights: Copyright Act, Copyright Amendment Bill, and Script Registry
Date and Time: 19 November 2020 16h00 – 17h30
Moderator/Facilitator: Theoline Maphutha
Speaker/s: Christiaan Steyn (Steyn IP) & Thea Aboud (WGSA)
Bargaining Council and the benefits for writers and the film industry with Q&A; Employment and Labour department
Date and Time: 20 November 2020 10h00-11h30
Moderator/Facilitator: Ayanda Halimana
Speaker/s: Carlynn De Waal-Smit (SAGA) & Nick van Rooyen (UASA)
Rates: Why we want standard rates
Date and Time: 23 November 2020 10h00-11h30
Moderator/Facilitator: Thea Aboud
Speaker/s: Harriet Meier (WGSA) & Scharl van der Merwe (IPO)
Rates: Obstacles in SA around standard rates
Date and Time: 24 November 2020 10h00-11h30
Moderator/Facilitator: Thea Aboud
Speaker/s: Curwyn Mapaling (SAFREA Rates Analyst)
Standard Contracts: What the WGSA has negotiated so far
Date and Time: 25 November 2020 10h00-12h00
Moderator/Facilitator: Thea Aboud
Speaker/s: Harriet Meier (WGSA), Lufuno Lefowa (Multichoice), Janek Wilimiec & Luke Rous (UASA)
Contractual Advice: Opportunity for participants to pose their questions and problems to the panel
Date and Time: 27 November 2020 10h00-11h30
Moderator/Facilitator: Vicki Bawcombe
Speaker/s: Peter Goldsmid & Richard Nosworthy (WGSA)
International Copyright Laws
Date and Time: TBA
Moderator/Facilitator: Theoline Maphutha
Speaker/s: David Kavanagh (IAWG)
The Berne Convention: Creator Rights
Date and Time: TBA
Moderator/Facilitator: Theoline Maphutha
Speaker/s: WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization)