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For a continent so rich in culture, music and creative works, surprisingly little is published about copyright law on the African continent, outside of South Africa.

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All things Apple, such as the iPad, iPhone, and iPod, are seen by many in the Western world as ‘hip’ and glamorous.

Trade marks are meant to differentiate your goods or services from the goods or services of a third party. Sometimes, third parties may seek to take a short cut and turn a quick profit...

A South African court has delivered a decisive ruling on the limits of post-employment competition, finding that two senior employees unlawfully used their former employer's proprietary software, client relationships, and confidential information to launch a competing business. The judgment reinforces that fiduciary duties can extend beyond employment termination and that building a business on a former employer's investment constitutes unlawful springboarding rather than legitimate entrepreneurship.

You have this amazing idea, you know how to execute it, and you already have potential customers, so what is next?

In South Africa, copyright judgments are few and far between, especially judgments of the Supreme Court of Appeal ("SCA").

Eradicating counterfeit goods in the South African market is essential to its economy.

Intellectual capital, intellectual property, trade marks, company names, domain names, clearance searches, licensing, patents, designs, trade secrets, copyright …

If a user were to provide an artificial intelligence (AI) program, such as ChatGPT, with a storyline and it produced a best-selling novel, would that novel be protected by copyright? And if it is, who would own those rights?

There’s an interesting debate going on as to what, if any, legal protection fragrances should enjoy.

Fast fashion giant Shein has accused its rival, Temu, of a host of intellectual property infringements including copyright infringement, trade mark infringement

In September 2014, Eight-Mile Style, the publisher of Eminem's "lose yourself" song filed legal proceedings against New Zealand's National party, claiming copyright infringement of Eminem's Grammy...

A recent High Court judgment clarifies a critical misconception in copyright law: believing you have permission to use protected work is not the same as believing no copyright exists. This distinction has significant implications for businesses that routinely download and use photographs found online, assuming they are free to use simply because they are widely accessible.

The owner of copyright in a work is by statute given the exclusive right to perform certain specified acts in respect of his or her work or to authorise others to do so and hence to prevent unauthorised persons from performing those acts.

On 1 April 2020, the SCA granted an appeal against an order of Acting Justice Kose in the Cape Town High Court in favour of The Agricultural Research Council (Bergh and Others v The Agricultural Research Council).

Two recent high-profile cases involving popular songs have placed the spotlight on copyright issues.

In this article, we'll discuss three copyright-related stories that have made headlines and contain some interesting lessons.