When you see several dates in a copyright statement, it simply means that certain things were created in one year and modified later. It could also mean that new things were created and added in a later year. It most definitely does not refer to the date that a copyright will expire. Expiration of a [...]
Moral rights refer to rights under copyright laws that protect the rights of the creators of the work. The moral rights fall within the scope of civil law and include rights such as the right to have a work published under a specific name or anonymous, and the right to have the integrity of the [...]
In many instances copyright infringement takes place simply because of ignorance and misconceptions. A few guidelines are provided below to help you avoid copyright infringement. Work On The Internet Is Copyright Protected Make no mistake most works on the Internet are copyright protected. Only if a work falls within public domain, that is the copyright [...]
Guidelines provided by Gauteng copyright lawyers As part of our commitment to client service our team of Gauteng copyright lawyers also provide consultation services. General questions regarding copyright are answered at our blog, through articles at our website, and through full explanation pages. If however, a client requires detailed information about a specific case, we [...]
Amendments to a Bill in the UK seek to provide copyright indemnity for search engines. The proposed amendment 292 of the Digital Economy Bill if accepted will allow for the copying of information in part or in whole from websites by the search engines as part of the purpose of providing search engine services. This [...]
Most of us don’t have to be told why we should invest in the security of our property – such as installing gates to our property, or an alarm system in our car. It is easy to remember to protect our tangible possessions, but what about the rest? All ideas, concepts and strategies developed and [...]
While certain parallels can be drawn between the registration process followed with intellectual property rights that is concerned with trademarks and patents, the copyright process is entirely different. First of all, there is no registration required for copyright to be effective. As a participating country of the Berne Convention, the South African Copyright Act vests [...]
As the author of an original work, you have the exclusive right to that work for a certain time period. These rights extend to factors such as its publication, distribution and adaptation, and is a form of intellectual property known as copyright. Depending on the territory as well as the nature of the work, the [...]
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