21.
Display of works
The public display of originals or copies of works shall be permitted without the
authorization of the author, provided that the display is made other than by means of a film,
slide, television image or otherwise on screen or by means of any other device or process, and
provided further that the work has been published or the original or the copy displayed has been
sold, given away or otherwise transferred to another person by the author or his successor in
title.
22. Assignment and licence of authors' rights
(1) Economic rights shall be assignable in whole or in part.
(2) Any assignment of an economic right, and any licence to do an act subject to
authorization by the author or other owner of copyright, shall be in writing signed by the assignor
and the assignee, or by the licensor and the licensee.
(3) An assignment in whole or in part of any economic right, or a licence to do an act
subject to authorization by the author or other owner of copyright, shall not include or be
deemed to include the assignment or licence of any other rights not explicitly referred to therein.
PART IIIA
Establishment of Copyright Office (ss 22A-22B)
22A. Establishment of Copyright Office
(1) There is hereby established an office to be known as the Copyright Office, which
shall be situated in Gaborone and shall have branches in such other places as the Minister may,
by Order published in the Gazette, designate.
(2) The Copyright Office shall be headed by the Copyright Administrator who shall be a
public officer and who shall, subject to the direction of the Minister, be responsible for the
administration of this Act, and who shall perform such functions and exercise such powers as
may be conferred on him or her by this Act or any other enactment.
(3) The Copyright Office shall also have(a) A Deputy Copyright Administrator; and
(b) such other officers as may be necessary for the proper performance of its functions,
and carrying out of its duties.
(4) The Copyright Administrator and other officers of the Copyright Office shall be
appointed in accordance with the provisions of the Public Service Act.
22B. Functions of the Copyright Office
The Copyright Office shall(a) be responsible for all matters affecting copyright in Botswana;
(b) supervise the activities of the Copyright Society as provided for under section 36A of
the Act;
(c) advise Government and its agencies on all matters pertaining to copyright;
(d) monitor the position of Botswana in relation to international conventions, treaties or
agreements relating to copyright, and advise Government thereon;
(e) advise Government on the negotiation, conclusion and implementation of bilateral and
multilateral agreements on copyright between Botswana and other countries;
(f)
organise out-reach and awareness creation programmes to inform, educate and
sensitise the public on matters relating to copyright;
(g) maintain an effective database on copyright matters and on authors and their works;
(h) maintain a register of works published in Botswana;
(i)
issue a licence, prescribed by the Minister, for the operation of the Copyright Society;
(j)
administer the fund established under section 35G (2); and
(k) be responsible for such matters related to copyright, as the Minister may, from time to
time, direct for the better carryng out of the purposes and provisions of this Act.
PART IV
Protection of Neighbouring Rights (ss 23-28)
Copyright Government of Botswana