In the South African context, we are regularly confronted by examples of what is labelled as "cultural appropriation". What is cultural appropriation and where is the line ...

Once again, US President Donald Trump has been accused of using music without consent at election rallies

In true fly-by style, Paramount Pictures' blockbuster Top Gun sequel, Maverick has, by mid-August, already whizzed to a global box office haul of a staggering USD 1.37 billion...

There are many reasons why people get tattoos. The most common reasons being memories, reinforcement of identities, reminders of important events, facts or values; or simply, for the love of art.

If you are currently studying or planning your studies at a university in South Africa, it is important that you understand your rights as an Intellectual Property ...

One of the main drivers behind copyright law is to promote the development of art and culture.

On 25 November 2019, the Supreme Court of Appeal delivered an interesting decision dealing with copyright infringement in cinematographic films.

"There is nothing new under the sun" – a fact truer than ever in the information age. More specifically, open-source software has propelled the world into an era where developers...

Carling CupOn Saturday 30 July Kaizer Chiefs played Orlando Pirates for the Carling Black Label Cup.

A discussion on what amounts to a parallel import, and the implications for such importers.

In July 2023, three independent designers filed a lawsuit in California against Shein, the popular online fashion retailer. They allege that Shein sold exact copies of their work which infringes their copyright...

Copyright issues surrounding AI training data remain as complex as ever, recent developments in the AI space concerning Deepseek, OpenAI and Meta...

The recent South African case of Nestle Nespresso S.A. v Secret River Trading cc t/a Caffeluxe Distributors (Western Cape High Court, Judge Davis, 5 October 2015) dealt with the unusual issue of copyright in a coffee machine.

Artificial intelligence ("AI") is big news at the moment, so it's no surprise that lawyers are considering the IP issues relating to AI. Some of the implications are really quite profound.

Counterfeit products negatively impacts on the economy and the occurrence thereof has seen dramatic increases over the past year.

Copyright is one of the most fundamental – yet often misunderstood – areas of intellectual property law. At its core, copyright protects the expression of original ideas, giving creators the exclusive right to control how their...

On 12 May 2022, the Constitutional Court heard argument on whether it should confirm the 2021 Gauteng High Court ruling (in the matter of Blind SA v. Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition...

Copyright protection and the laws surrounding copyright infringement are governed by the Copyright Act of 1978.

In this article, we discuss an unusual and interesting copyright story that recently came up in South Africa.

What does the Agricultural Research Council (‘ARC'), a cattle breeder and a stud bull have in common? Copyright of course.