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In this article we discuss two unusual copyright issues that IP lawyers would never have had to consider a few years back.

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

Well-known musician Neil Young is suing the presidential campaign of Donald Trump, calling on the campaign to stop all use of his music at Trump rallies.

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...

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.

Although 3D printing technology has been in existence for several decades, its recent proliferation makes it clear that never before as much as now...

Firstly, what is a meme?

The Copyright Amendment Bill was first published in 2015 for public comment, and was predominantly met with a large amount of criticism.

"Powerful AI systems could hold the key to some of the mega challenges facing humanity – from the cure for cancer to workable solutions for reversing climate

As software becomes the lifeblood of modern businesses – especially in start-ups and rapidly scaling ventures – understanding who actually owns the code is crucial.

I have recently been exposed to the exploits of Mikey Turtle in Minecraft and Roblox minigames and experiences, but my exposure has been enough to lead me down the video game rabbit hole.

South Africa's Constitutional Court has delivered a landmark ruling on the Copyright Amendment Bill, upholding the controversial shift to 'fair use' while striking down broad educational exceptions for textbook copying. The judgment leaves critical questions unresolved about contract terms, ministerial powers, and the Bill's complete silence on generative AI—creating both constraints and opportunities as Parliament must now revisit legislation conceived over a decade ago.

Copyright protects a wide range of works. The first of the categories listed in the South African Copyright Act is 'literary works'.

Two recent decisions in New Zealand and the United States of America illustrate the importance of and recognition given to copyright in the music industry, and the need to ensure ...

"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."

Registered designs are one of the pillars of the intellectual property (IP) law system. Yet patents, trade marks and copyright get most of the headlines.