The copy write South Africa industry and especially the Internet community are bombarded with plagiarism. This surely has a negative effect on the copy write South Africa industry and can only be opposed through adequate steps to expose the plagiarism.
As frustrating as it may seem to keep the wording on your website protected against possible copycats, you need to take applicable steps.
The following tips can be followed to ensure the protection of your work of art and thus ensure the upholding of a high standard of integrity by the copy write South Africa industry.
- Apply the copyright symbol to all the pages of your website and any other written work.
- Add the date for publishing the work whether on the Internet or any other media.
- Where possible add your name as the originator to the work.
- If you make use of a ghost-writer, ensure that you have obtained the full rights to the use of the work.
- Make use of a software package or online copyright protection system such as Copyscape to find instances of blatant plagiarism of your work on the Internet.
- Consult the lawyers from Smit & Van Wyk regarding steps to be taken should you find copyright infringements of your work.
To ensure that you don’t infringe on the rights of other authors, follow sound citation principles and provide the acknowledgement due.
When writing, use your own wording and do not copy from the work of others. If you have infringed the rights of another artist or author knowingly or unknowingly, get in contact with us for litigation assistance.
Our team of experts have years of experience in the laws that are applicable to the copy write South Africa industry.
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