1.0Times South Africahttps://timessouthafrica.comTSAhttps://timessouthafrica.com/author/tsa/Parliament passes bills for the creative sector - Times South Africarich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="012xd7fr90"><a href="https://timessouthafrica.com/parliament-passes-bills-for-the-creative-sector/">Parliament passes bills for the creative sector</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://timessouthafrica.com/parliament-passes-bills-for-the-creative-sector/embed/#?secret=012xd7fr90" width="600" height="338" title="“Parliament passes bills for the creative sector” — Times South Africa" data-secret="012xd7fr90" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> The National Assembly has passed the Copyright Amendment Bill and the Performers’ Protection Amendment Bill, which are expected to transform the sector and improve the lives of creatives.Addressing the launch of Heritage Month on Friday in Pretoria, Mi...