A judgment without sugar-coating
A straight-talking South African court judgment highlights how it can sometimes be useful to add a claim of copyright infringement to a claim of trade...
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Copyright: Guitar hooks, goat-head statues and cheese
It’s been a busy period for copyright, so let’s look at some of the more interesting stories. Some of these stories will have people in...
Crowd-sourcing and intellectual property considerations
Developments in technology and social media platforms have changed the way that businesses engage with their consumer markets. Customer bases are now more accessible to business owners and as such there has been an increase in the interaction between businesses…
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Creating a space for 3D printing in the protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights
By now, most people would have heard of the term 3D printing, but not everyone understands what it entails. It is often an obscure process which is vaguely understood outside of the technological sector. In a nutshell, 3D printing is a common term for the creation of…
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Sharing is not caring – It’s in your NDA
Do not disclose confidential information, new designs, ideas or inventions without appropriate protection in place – a non-disclosure agreement (NDA).
You may lose the chance to...
An IP toy story – The significance of IP’s role in the toy market
IP plays an extremely significant role in the world of toys, as a number of news reports have made very clear.
We’ve recently heard that a...
The Three C’s – Content sharing, copyright and Creative Commons licenses
When a work, such as a video, is uploaded onto YouTube or a photograph uploaded onto Flickr, people often believe that because it is being...
Can graffiti qualify for copyright protection given its originality and material form?
Graffiti is no longer considered to be vandalism and destruction of public property, with fashion labels and major corporations using it in their advertising campaigns....
What you should know about copyright as an author or creator
The Copyright Act does not require registration in order to acquire copyright in respect of a particular work. Instead copyright subsists automatically once a work...
Business owners and corporates need to spring clean IP portfolios
In many companies it is common for business plans to evolve over time. However, what is often forgotten is their overriding intellectual property (IP) strategy...
Important considerations of protection in Africa
Africa is one of the fastest growing economic regions in the world with countries with natural resources that supports industries such as mining, oil and...
Roger Federer still able to surprise after all these years
Tennis fans flock to courtsides and televisions to watch Swiss tennis sensation Roger Federer and instantly recognize the iconic RF Logo that has become synonymous...
Software developers pasop, beware, qaphela, hlokomela
Section 2 of the South African Copyright Act 98 of 1978 (the “Act”) states that computer programs are eligible for copyright protection in South Africa....
Caged songbirds: The ownership of copyright in musical works
Brenda Fassie. Fifi Cooper. One being a legend whose works has lived on long after she has and the other, a rising star in the...
Photobombed? Protecting your copyright
It was reported some time ago that a photographer named Shaun Earl Harris is suing the South African government for an astonishing amount of R2.1...
How can I copyright my idea?
One of the most frequent queries intellectual property attorneys receive is from clients who want to “copyright their idea”. However, you can’t “copyright an idea”....
I own the copyright in my tattoo, right?
Tattoos are no longer taboo. From the grunge metal singer in your local bar to the CEO of a fortune 500 company, tattoos are commonplace...
The jewel of the Orient – Copyright registration in China
Let’s face it, when one thinks about China, respect and protection of intellectual property rights is not the first thing that springs to mind. Being...
When ‘your’ website isn’t ‘yours’ – IP issues
If you run a business, you need a website, regardless of your niche, sector or industry. That’s just the way it is, especially in the...
What role do intellectual property rights have in discouraging cultural appropriation?
What role, if any, do intellectual property rights have in discouraging cultural appropriation? Cultural appropriation may loosely be defined as the borrowing of elements from...
