WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION  
ORGANISATION MONDIALE DU COMMERCE  
ORGANIZACIÓN MUNDIAL DEL COMERCIO 
IP/N/1/BRB/C/1/Add.1 
8 December 2011 
 (11-6365) 
Council for Trade-Related Aspects 
of Intellectual Property Rights  
 
  
MAIN DEDICATED INTELLECTUAL PR OPERTY LAWS AND REGULATIONS 
NOTIFIED UNDER ARTICLE 63.2 OF THE AGREEMENT 
 
BARBADOS 
 
Addendum 
 
 The present document reproduces the text1 of the Copyright (Amendment) Act 2004-17, as notified by 
Barbados on 14 January 2011 under Article 63.2 of the Agreement (see document IP/N/1/BRB/3). 
 
 
Conseil des aspects des droits de propriété intellectuelle qui touchent au commerce 
 
PRINCIPALES LOIS ET RÉGLEM ENTATIONS CONSACRÉES À 
LA PROPRIÉTÉ INTELLECTUELLE NOTIFIÉES AU TITRE 
DE L'ARTICLE 63:2 DE L'ACCORD 
 
BARBADE 
 
Addendum 
 
 Le présent document contient le texte1 de la Loi n° 2004-17 portant modification de la Loi sur le droit 
d'auteur, notifiée par la Barbade le 14 janvier 2011 au titre de l'article 63:2 de l'Accord (voir le document 
IP/N/1/BRB/3).   
 
 Consejo de los Aspectos de los Derechos de Propiedad 
Intelectual relaciona dos con el Comercio 
 
PRINCIPALES LEYES Y REGLAMENTOS DEDICADOS A LA 
PROPIEDAD INTELECTUAL NO TIFICADOS EN VIRTUD 
DEL PÁRRAFO 2 DEL ARTÍCULO 63 DEL ACUERDO 
 
BARBADOS 
 
Addendum 
 
 
 En el presente documento se reproduce el texto1 de la Ley de Derecho de Autor (modificación) 
Nº 2004-17, notificado por Barbados el 14 de enero de 2011 en virtud de lo dispuesto en el párrafo 2 del 
artículo 63 del Acuerdo (véase el documento IP/N/1/BRB/3). 
  
 
                                                      
 1 In English only./En anglais seulement./En inglés solamente. IP/N/1/BRB/C/1/Add.1 
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  Supplement to Official Gazette No . 91 dated 4th November, 2004 
 
  
COPYRIGHT (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2004 - 17 
 
Arrangement of Sections 
 
 
Section 
 
1.  Short title. 
 
2.  Amendment of section 46 of Cap. 300.  3.  Amendment of section 132 of Cap. 300.  
4.  Amendment of section 134 of Cap. 300. 
 5.  Amendment of section 140 of Cap. 300. 
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I assent 
C. STRAUGHN HUSBANDS Governor-General 28th October, 2004. 
 
 
 
2004 - 17 
 
 
An Act to amend the Copyright Act. 
 
Commencement. 
 (November 4, 2004.)   
 
ENACTED by the Parliament of Barbados as follows: 
 Short title. 
 
1.  This Act may be cited as the Copyright (Amendment) Act, 2004 . 
 
Amendment of section 46 of Cap. 300. 
 
2.  Section 46 of the Copyright Act , in this Act referred to as the principal Act, is 
amended 
 
(a)  in subsection (4), by deleting 
 
(i)  the words "$50 000 or to imprisonment for 2 years" appearing in 
paragraph (a) and substituting the words "$100 000 or to imprisonment for 
5 years"; 
 
(ii)  the words "$250 000 or to imprisonment for 5 years" appearing in 
paragraph (b) and substituting the words "$500 000 or to imprisonment for 
10 years"; 
 
(b)  in subsection (5), by deleting 
 
(i)  the words "$25 000 or to imprisonment for 1 year" appearing in paragraph (a) 
and substituting the words "$50 000 or to imprisonment for 2 years"; 
 
(ii)  the words "$100 000 or to imprisonment for 3 years" appearing in 
paragraph (b) and substituting the words "$200 000 or to imprisonment for 
5 years". 
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  Amendment of section 132 of Cap. 300. 
 
3. Section 132 of the principal Act is am ended in subsection (6), by deleting 
 
(a)  the words "$50 000 or to imprisonmen t for 2 years" appearing in paragraph (a) and 
substituting the words "$100 000 or to imprisonment for 5 years"; and 
 
(b)  the words "$250 000 or to imprisonment for 5 years" appearing in paragraph (b) and 
substituting the words "$500 000 or to imprisonment for 10 years". 
 Amendment of section 134 of Cap. 300. 
 
4.  Section 134 of the principal Act is ame nded in subsection (2) by deleting the words 
"$5 000 or to imprisonment for 6 months" and substituting the words "$10 000 or to imprisonment for 
1 year".   Amendment of section l40 of Cap. 300. 
 
5.  Section 140 of the principal Act is amended in  
 
(a)  subsection (1), by deleting the words " $10 000 or to imprisonment for a term not 
exceeding 1 year" and substituting the words "$20 000 or to imprisonment for 2 years"; 
 
(b)  subsection (2), by deleting the words "$5 000 or to imprisonment for 6 months" and 
substituting the words "$10 000 or to imprisonment for 1 year". 
 
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