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Music Royalties In South Africa And Who Gets Paid Under Copyright Law

When a song generates millions of streams across digital platforms, a simple question follows: who actually earns the royalties, and how much do they receive?

South Africa IP

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Andersen in South Africa

AI In Entertainment: Redefining Creativity, Ownership And The Future Of Storytelling

Every major creative revolution begins with fear. When photography was invented, painters feared that it was going to mark the end of art and painting. When sound started entering cinema...

South Africa Technology

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Eminem Vs. Meta: When Music Meets IP Law

Music is one of the most powerful forms of artistic expression, but it's also one of the most vulnerable to infringement.

South Africa IP

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OAPI Championing Copyright To Increase Economic Growth

OAPI, in collaboration with the World Intellectual Property Organization and the Government of Cameroon, hosted the joint regional conference in Yaoundé on 28 and 29 July 2025.

South Africa IP

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Adams & Adams

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

South Africa IP

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Navigating The Legalities Of Web Scraping In South Africa

South Africa IP

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Kiss – And Make A Lot Of Money From IP

South Africa IP

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Yannick Noah – In, Rather Than On, Court

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Ed Sheeran Off The "Hook" In Copyright Battle

South Africa IP

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Ed Sheeran Two-Steps To Victory In Copyright Dispute Across The Pond

South Africa Media & IT

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Adams & Adams

Copyright: Sheeran, Botticelli And Truss

South Africa IP

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IP: Threats, Theft And Ignorance

South Africa IP

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Selling Your Artwork On Consignment

South Africa Commercial

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Adams & Adams

Copyright Counterclaim Falls Flat – Ed Sheeran Exonerated

South Africa IP

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Adams & Adams

Updating Your MSA For A Changing World

South Africa Technology

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How South Africa’s Credit Guarantee Vehicle Can Rewire Bank Capital

South Africa Finance

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Ceasefire Announced, What Will Consequences Be For Shipping Being Diverted Around The Cape Of Good Hope?

South Africa Transport

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Tough Transition? How The Bond Market Should Prepare For JIBAR Cessation

South Africa Finance

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Why You Need To Engage And Comment On The Draft South Africa National AI Policy

South Africa Media & IT

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Ed Sheeran – Oh Why? (Videos)

"Mr Sheeran is undoubtedly very talented, he is a genius. But he is also a magpie. He borrows ideas and throws them into his songs, sometimes he will acknowledge it but sometimes he won't."

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Pop Stars To Face The Music Over Alleged Copyright Infringement

Copyright infringement hearings have certainly taken on a new meaning, after well-known musician, Ed Sheeran, recently performed bars of his hit, Shape of You, before the High Court in London in an...

South Africa IP

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Adams & Adams

Copyright: High Stakes And Low Stakes

In this article, we discuss two very different copyright matters. The first deals with the fact that the finance industry is suddenly showing a great deal of interest in music copyright.

South Africa IP

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Trade Marks: Do They Need To Look And Sound The Part?

In this article, we discuss two recent trade mark registration decisions. The first involves a well-known book title, the second well-known film theme music.

South Africa IP

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Copyright, But Not As We Once Knew It

South Africa IP

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Copyright In Tattoos | A Prickly Legal Question

South Africa IP

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Adams & Adams

The Jerusalema IP Challenge

South Africa IP

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Adams & Adams

The US Election: A Vote On IP?

South Africa IP

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TikTok: Now To The Copyright And Political Issues

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Neil Young Kicks Trump To The Curb: No More ‘Devil's Sidewalk'!

South Africa IP

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Adams & Adams

Pay Back The Royalties!

South Africa IP

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KISCH IP

Bittersweet Symphony IP Dispute Resolved

South Africa IP

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Adams & Adams

Copyright: Just A Sample

South Africa IP

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David Guetta Accused Of Copyright Infringement

South Africa IP

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Adams & Adams

Pay Back The Royalties!

It has widely been reported in recent months that the SABC collectively owes approximately R 250 million in unpaid royalties to musicians and other artists.

South Africa IP

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KISCH IP

Bittersweet Symphony IP Dispute Resolved

The dispute that first piqued my interest in intellectual property law was between The Rolling Stones and The Verve over the song Bittersweet Symphony in the late 1990s.

South Africa IP

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Adams & Adams

Copyright: Just A Sample

This issue came up in Europe recently.

South Africa IP

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David Guetta Accused Of Copyright Infringement

A popular South African musician, Daniel Baron, has accused the international dance music superstar David Guetta of plagiarising the melody from one of his singles.

South Africa IP

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Adams & Adams

Baby Shark In Dangerous European Waters

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KISCH IP

Broadcasters (Needle) Time To Pay Has Come

Life can be terribly complex

South Africa Media & IT

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S.A. Copyright – Heading To Be A Dinosaur?

Copyright in South Africa runs the risk of becoming an endangered species and ultimately suffering the fate of the dinosaur.

South Africa IP

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Spoor & Fisher

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