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Respecting The Lens: Copyright Infringement And The Rights Of Photographers In South Africa

In the digital age, photographs are shared, reposted, and embedded across websites with ease. Yet behind every image lies a creator, a photographer who has invested time, skill, and resources to produce a work of art.

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Generative AI And IP In South Africa: Navigating Legal Complexities And Opportunities

The rapid advancement of generative artificial intelligence ("AI") is transforming industries across the globe, and South Africa is no exception. From creative content generation to business process...

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When Mickey Meets Midjourney

While we are no experts on animation or light sabres, this case is a blockbuster! Both for Intellectual Property law and the future of generative AI.

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Mitigating Risk For AI Integration

Your new AI tool, trained on months of client insights, LinkedIn posts, and your best product copy, starts generating pitch decks, summaries, even code.

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Barnard Inc.

Master Your Rights: How South African Artists Can Use Contracts To Secure Ownership Of Their Masters

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What Does This Meme? How Copyright Protected The "Success Kid" Meme

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Securing Intellectual Property Ownership In Outsourced Product Development

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Barnard Inc.

A Tale Of Charms And Copycats – The Poetry IP Scandal

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Dua Lipa May Be Levitating, But South African Copyright Law Is Pretty Static

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Compulsory Licences - The ALLCOPY Copyright Case

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South Africa's Copyright Amendment Bill: Balancing Creators' Rights And Public Access In The Digital Age

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Inventa

Compulsory Licences – Part 2

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Who Really Owns Your Code? Understanding Authorship And Ownership In Software Copyright

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Barnard Inc.

There Is No Such Thing As A "Sole & Exclusive" Licence

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Tax-Deferred Growth Through Corporate Rollovers

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Barnard Inc.

Concursus Creditorum: Drawing A Hard Line In The Sand

South Africa Insolvency

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When Mickey Meets Midjourney

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Section 44 Of The Income Tax Act And The Art Of Tax-Efficient Amalgamations And Mergers

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Barnard Inc.

FCA Fines Barclay's GBP42M: AML Wake-up Call For South African Institutions

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Advancing IP Education In Africa: Highlights From The WIPO-South Africa Summer School On Intellectual Property

The WIPO-South Africa Summer School on Intellectual Property (IP) has concluded another successful session. Hosted in partnership with South Africa's Department of Science, Technology and Innovation (DTI)...

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Meta's AI Training Under Fire: Copyright Infringement Allegations

In an increasingly tech-driven world, one of the hottest topics right now is the growing debate over the ethical and legal use of copyrighted material in the training...

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Compulsory Licences

Mark Phillips, mathematics textbooks author, entered into an agreement with Allcopy Publishers (Pty) Ltd, along with co-authors Jurgens Basson and Jaco Odendaal...

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Puck It: Fanatics Wins Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Over Hockey Puck-Shaped Memorabilia

Fanatics, Inc., a global digital sports platform, recently triumphed in a copyright infringement lawsuit brought by William Grondin, the creator of "Slice of the Ice", a hockey memorabilia product.

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Missed Opportunity: The Birkenstock Dilemma

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Walt Disney's Biggest Mistake: A Lesson In Controlling Your IP

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Protecting IP In South African Esports: A Strategic Approach To Sponsorship

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Webber Wentzel

AI, Copyright, And Training Data: The Legal Questions That Remain

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Barnard Inc.

From Arial To Adversarial: Has Your Company Received A Letter Of Demand Over Unauthorised Font Use? Copyright Pitfalls To Be Aware Of

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The Co-existence Of AI And Copyright

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Code Wars: Protecting Software From Copyright Infringement Battles

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Fairbridges Wertheim Becker

OAPI Leads The Way In Global Design Protection Strategies

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High Court Of Uganda Delivers Landmark Judgment On Copyright Dispute: Knight Frank Uganda Ltd v Broll Uganda Ltd And Broll Valuation & Advisory Services

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Alliance Francophone Pour La Propriété Intellectuelle Is Launched

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Code Wars: Protecting Software From Copyright Infringement Battles

A recent landmark judgment – Emisha Software (Pty) Ltd v Servsol Software Solutions CC and Others (2023/069011) [2024] ZAGPPHC 615 – required the High Court of South Africa...

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Fairbridges Wertheim Becker

OAPI Leads The Way In Global Design Protection Strategies

From 11 November 2024 to 22 November 2024 the WIPO Diplomatic Conference took place in Riyadh, with the focus being the adoption of the Design Law Treaty (DLT).

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Adams & Adams

High Court Of Uganda Delivers Landmark Judgment On Copyright Dispute: Knight Frank Uganda Ltd v Broll Uganda Ltd And Broll Valuation & Advisory Services

On 21 November 2024, the High Court of Uganda delivered a key judgment addressing various issues in intellectual property law. The case involved a copyright dispute between Knight Frank Uganda Limited...

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Alliance Francophone Pour La Propriété Intellectuelle Is Launched

On 2 October 2024, amidst the Francophonie summit, the Alliance Francophone pour la Propriété Intellectuelle was launched in France, and attended by many institutions...

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Adams & Adams

Protecting Well-Known Rights In The Absence Of Deception And Confusion.

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Spoofed! Protecting Your Intellectual Property From Digital Fakes

Imagine buying a pair of "Nike" sneakers, only to find out they have the iconic swoosh upside down, the soles fall apart after a week, and they're spelled "Nicky" on the box.

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Barnard Inc.

What Is Synthetic Data And How Can It Address AI's Privacy And Copyright Issues?

In today's digital world, data and artificial intelligence (AI) are everywhere. Companies are always looking for data to train their AI systems

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Barnard Inc.

Rwanda's New Intellectual Property Legislation

Rwanda published and enacted Law n° 055/2024 of 20/06/2024 on the Protection of Intellectual Property ("the new Act") on 31 July 2024...

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Software In Computer Programmes – A South African Judgment

This article discusses a recent South African judgment dealing with alleged copyright infringement of a computer programme, Emisha Software (Pty) Ltd v Servsol Software Solutions CC and others

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Technical Systems And Secrets

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Legal Battle Between Shein And Temu Over Copyright Infringement

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Navigating The Legalities Of Web Scraping In South Africa

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Betting On Data: Copyright, Algorithms, And The Future Of Sports Betting

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Barnard Inc.

Advice For Entrepreneurs – Common Mistakes When Starting Out

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Andersen in South Africa

Partners Against Piracy Launched In Namibia

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7th OAPI/ARIPO Joint Commission Discusses Cooperation

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An Intellectual Property "Starter Kit" For Startups

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Ghana Joins TMclass

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Nigerian National Workshop On TRIPS

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Disrupting The State Of Video Game Play

South Africa Media & IT

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Kenya Places Spotlight On The Protection Of Intellectual Property Rights

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Is Synthetic Data A Silver Bullet For AI, Copyright, And Privacy Concerns?

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Barnard Inc.

Festive Gin Bottles - Marks & Spencer V Aldi

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AfriPI Manager And Director Of OAPI Discuss IP Protection Across Africa.

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